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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Kira have in her new room that was not in her cott?
2. What does Matt offer to do for Kira in Chapter 6?
3. What claim does Annabella make in Chapter 11 that shocks Kira?
4. What object comforts Thomas?
5. What do some of the villagers want to build on Kira's property?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the women in the weaver's shed offer Kira a position at the loom?
2. What type of living conditions is Kira used to before she moves to the Edifice?
3. Describe the confrontation between Vandara and Kira in Chapter 2.
4. What is the role of the tenders?
5. Describe Kira's scrap of cloth. Why does she keep it near her?
6. Describe Vandara's appearance and demeanor during the trial in Chapter 3.
7. Since Kira, as a woman, is forbidden to learn to read or write, how does she study Annabella's lessons?
8. Describe what is known about the character Jamison by the end of Chapter 4.
9. Describe what readers know about Kira after reading Chapter 1.
10. Describe what is known about the character Annabella by the end of Chapter 8.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the general purpose of the destruction of Kira's cott? What other motive or purpose might the villagers have had for destroying Kira's property? What does the destruction of her cott symbolize to Kira? How will it affect her future?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 4, Vandara presents herself as an antagonist and Jamison emerges as a protagonist. Describe how Jamison's role changes throughout the novel. What events or characters affect that change? What does this change foreshadow for Jamison's future?
Essay Topic 3
What role do the "beasts" play in the novel? What is the purpose of the legend of the beasts and why is the myth perpetuated? Who is the real "beast" and why?
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