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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 does Sorcha think her father chose the wrong woman to marry?
(a) She is too dainty.
(b) She is much younger.
(c) She is from Ireland.
(d) She is sickly.

2. Who is most interested in Eilis?
(a) Colum.
(b) Finbar.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Liam.

3. Who takes care of Sorcha when her father is away?
(a) Her step-mother.
(b) Her maid-servant.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her brothers.

4. How old is Sorcha when she meets Eilis?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

5. What season is it when Sorcha first lives alone in the forest?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon do when someone comes to get Sorcha while Father Brien is gone?

2. How does Colum respond to what Father Brien says about the woman he plans to marry?

3. Who are enemies to Sorcha's father?

4. What is sitting on the altar Sorcha finds?

5. Who buries Linn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sorcha describe Finbar, Padriac, and Conor at the beginning of the book?

2. What does Sorcha have difficulty doing after her attack?

3. How does Colum handle the death of his wife?

4. What makes the shirts for her brothers so hard to weave ?

5. When does Sorcha realize her mistake in not keeping her location more secret?

6. What causes Sorcha and her brothers to do a ceremony?

7. What does Sorcha say is the hardest part of their brothers' curse?

8. After the ceremony, what does Sorcha find in a cave?

9. What does the ceremony held by Sorcha and her brothers involve?

10. What do Sorcha's brothers do when they realize Sorchas has been attacked?

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