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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the villagers regard Kira with contempt?
(a) According to custom, she was supposed to be destroyed at birth.
(b) She has no useful skill or ability.
(c) She is living alone and unmarried.
(d) According to custom, she was supposed to be sent away.

2. What does Thomas give Matt and Branch in Chapter 10?
(a) A bath.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A spanking.
(d) A toy.

3. What does Kira sleep with the night after she is frightened along the path to Annabella's house?
(a) A child's doll.
(b) Her scrap of embroidered cloth.
(c) A hunting knife.
(d) Her mother's scarf.

4. What about Jamison amazes Kira?
(a) His ability to read.
(b) His intense blue eyes.
(c) His speech.
(d) His ability to write.

5. What does Matt offer to do for Kira in Chapter 6?
(a) Burn down Vandara's cott.
(b) Carry her possessions upstairs to her new quarters.
(c) Gather the remaining plants from her garden.
(d) Send a message to her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Kira about her new accommodations in the Edifice?

2. How long does Kira have to complete her task for the Council of Guardians?

3. What does Annabella give Kira as a parting gift?

4. What does Matt attempt to take from Kira in Chapter 10?

5. According to local law, who may be appointed to defend Kira?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kira's living quarters in the Edifice.

2. What wisdom is apparent in the Council's decision in Chapter 5?

3. Why does Jamison bring out the Singer's robe and question Kira about her embroidery skills?

4. Describe what is known about the character Thomas by the end of Chapter 7.

5. How is Kira's embroidered scrap of cloth and Thomas' carved piece of wood similar?

6. Describe what is known about the character Annabella by the end of Chapter 8.

7. What are Kira's options for defense during the trial?

8. How does Kira prepare for her trial in Chapter 3?

9. Describe Kira's experience with the beasts in Chapter 11.

10. Describe what readers know about Kira after reading Chapter 1.

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