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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 is Kira not required to defend herself before the Council of Guardians?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She is an orphan.
(c) She is the defendant.
(d) She is too young.

2. How many men are on the Council of Guardians?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. Who does Kira confide in about her experience on the way to Annabella's house?
(a) No one.
(b) Matt.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Thomas.

4. What does Kira eat the evening she returns from the Field of Leaving?
(a) Food from her garden.
(b) Soup from Vandara's pot.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Bread from Matt's house.

5. What did Kira show her mother just before she died?
(a) A woven scarf.
(b) A new plant.
(c) An intricately embroidered scrap of cloth.
(d) A letter from her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the members of the council respond to Kira's ritual actions in Chapter 3?

2. What gift does Thomas give Kira?

3. How does Kira learn the rituals of ceremony that are expected before the Council of Guardians?

4. Why isn't Matt allowed to enter the Field of Leaving?

5. What comforts Kira as she falls asleep in her new bed in the Edifice?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kira find the color she needs for her threads?

2. How does Kira react in Chapter 2to the destruction of her home?

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

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

5. What accusations does Vandara bring against Kira before the Council of Guardians?

6. What is the role of the tenders?

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

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

9. What does Matt manage to save from Kira's cott before it is burned?

10. Describe what is known about the character Jamison by the end of Chapter 4.

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