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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. What title is Kira given during the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) The Weaver of the future.
(b) The Robe-threader and designer of the future.
(c) The Designer of the people.
(d) The Knitter of the past.

2. According to Matt, where is Jo from?
(a) From "far yonder."
(b) The mountains.
(c) The next village.
(d) The Fen.

3. Who accompanies Kira to her room after the Ruin song is over?
(a) Annabella.
(b) Thomas.
(c) No one.
(d) Matt.

4. What unusual sound does Kira hear at the beginning of the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) A soft buzzing.
(b) A metallic scraping.
(c) An echoing ring.
(d) An electronic beeping.

5. What political office was Kira's father to be appointed to before his "death"?
(a) Keeper of the Staff.
(b) The Council of Guardians.
(c) The Village Council.
(d) Keeper of the Song.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Matt's "big" gift for Kira in Chapter 21?

2. What do Kira and her friends hear a child doing while on the lower floor of the Edifice in Chapter 13?

3. What comment does Marlena make about Jo?

4. What does Kira give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16?

5. Where does Kira want Thomas to accompany her in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is suspicious about Annabella's death?

2. Who is the blind man and what is his significance in the story?

3. Describe what is known about the character Jo by the end of Chapter 13.

4. What does Thomas claim to have heard in Chapter 12 and how do the children react to his claim?

5. How does Kira spend her rainy day in Chapter 12?

6. What is Jamison's role in the attack on Christopher?

7. Why does Kira cry after returning from Jo's room at the end of Chapter 16?

8. What is Kira to do on the blank section of the Singer's robe, and how does she react to her new task?

9. Why is Kira's father still alive?

10. What does Kira find suspicious about Jo's situation, and why?

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