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Gathering Blue | Quiz

Lois Lowry
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Gathering Blue | Quiz

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1)

Who is waiting for Kira inside the Edifice in Chapter 6? (from Chapter 6)

Christopher.
Vandara.
Matt.
Jamison.
2)

How did Kira's father manage to escape the Field of Leaving? (from Chapter 22)

He struggled to stand and walked to Annabella's cott.
Strangers came and took him away to a different village.
Annabella came and took him to her cott.
Jamison set him on a horse headed through the woods.
3)

What is brought to Kira's room on her first morning in the Edifice? (from Chapter 7)

Breakfast.
Work tools.
Bolts of brightly colored cloth.
Pots of dye.
4)

What does Kira intend to do with the stains on her mother's skirt? (from Chapter 6)

Bleach them.
Wash them.
Patch them.
Embroider around them.
5)

Why does Kira decide to visit Annabella? (from Chapter 7)

Because Annabella is her grandmother.
To find her father.
To learn the process of dyeing cloth.
To learn the secrets of the Guardians.
6)

What does Thomas give Matt and Branch in Chapter 10? (from Chapter 10)

A haircut.
A bath.
A toy.
A spanking.
7)

How did Kira's father end up in the Field of Leaving? (from Chapter 22)

He woke up in the Field after falling during a hunt.
He limped to the Field after being injured.
He was mauled by a beast and left for dead in the Field.
He was attacked and dragged forcibly to the Field.
8)

What causes the metallic sound that terrifies Kira during the Ruin song? (from Chapter 23)

Ancient coins.
Ancient machines.
Metal shackles.
A church bell.
9)

What does Matt do in Chapter 9 that worries Kira? (from Chapter 9)

Searches for "blue".
Travels to the next village.
Tries to find his father.
Chooses a spear to go on a hunt.
10)

Where does Kira decide to go on her first morning in the Edifice? (from Chapter 7)

Back to her old cott.
To the next village.
To a stream to wash up.
To the weaver's shed.
11)

What does Kira give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16? (from Chapter 16)

An embroidered cloth doll.
A hug.
Her embroidered scrap of cloth.
A kiss.
12)

What claim does Annabella make in Chapter 11 that shocks Kira? (from Chapter 11)

There are no beasts in the forest.
Blue dye does not exist.
Jamison is her father.
She will forge the future of their people.
13)

What is Kira's job in the Edifice? (from Chapter 7)

To knit the Ruin Singer a new stole.
To repair and maintain the Singer's robe.
To embroider the Singer's cloak.
To repair the Singer's hat.
14)

How does the Ruin song begin? (from Chapter 19)

"In the beginning."
"Listen, all ye people."
"Here in this place."
"As we all gather."
15)

What comforts Kira as she falls asleep in her new bed in the Edifice? (from Chapter 6)

The sounds of the night.
Thoughts of her father.
The smell of her mother's cloth.
An embroidered scrap of cloth.
16)

Where does Kira want Thomas to accompany her in Chapter 15? (from Chapter 15)

To Jo's room.
To the next village.
To Matt's cott.
To Annabella's cott.
17)

What unusual sound does Kira hear at the beginning of the Ruin song ceremony? (from Chapter 19)

A metallic scraping.
A soft buzzing.
An electronic beeping.
An echoing ring.
18)

What claim does Thomas make about his and Kira's parents in Chapter 13? (from Chapter 13)

They were the only good people in the world.
They abandoned their children on purpose.
Their deaths may be suspicious.
They may still be alive.
19)

What infirmity does the stranger waiting in Kira's room after the singing of the Ruin song have? (from Chapter 21)

Deafness.
Blindness.
A crippled leg.
A mauled face.
20)

What does Kira tend in the garden in the beginning of Chapter 23? (from Chapter 23)

Onions to make yellow.
The plants her father gave her.
Beets to make red.
Cotton plants.
21)

What comforts Kira's aching fingers one evening in Chapter 9? (from Chapter 9)

Ointment from her mother's belongings.
Rubbing them in wool.
Warm water from the bath.
Her embroidered scrap of cloth.
22)

What does Jamison tell Kira in Chapter 14? (from Chapter 14)

Annabella died in her sleep.
Annabella has moved to the next village.
Annabella died of the same illness that killed Kira's mother.
Annabella was eaten by beasts.
23)

In Chapter 11, what frightens Kira as she walks to Annabella's house? (from Chapter 11)

The darkness of the forest.
The whine of a child.
The growl of a beast.
The howl of the wind.
24)

How does Thomas open the locks in the Edifice? (from Chapter 15)

By unscrewing the lock faces.
With a metal stick.
With a key he carved.
With a stolen key.
25)

What piece of jewelry of does Kira find in Matt's bundle? (from Chapter 6)

Her mother's pendant.
Her mother's bracelet.
Her father's ring.
Her baby bracelet.
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