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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. How old is Sorcha when she meets Eilis?

2. What is sitting on the altar Sorcha finds?

3. How does Sorcha's new mother respond when she sees Sorcha and her brothers conducting a ceremony?

4. How many older siblings does Sorcha have?

5. What does Sorcha distract Simon from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad news does Liam hear about home?

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

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

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

5. What happens after the ceremony?

6. What counsel is Sorcha given after the ceremony?

7. What is unique about Padriac?

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

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

10. Who helps the prisoner, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overcoming prejudice was a very important theme in this book. Where does this theme appear, and how does Marillier present the theme in a dynamic way?

Essay Topic 2

Power and greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Which characters are used the most to express this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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