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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 1, why is Kira in the Field of Leaving?
(a) She is waiting for her mother's spirit to leave its body.
(b) She is waiting for her father's spirit to leave its body.
(c) She is searching for her father's body.
(d) She is searching for her mother's body.

2. According to village custom, what happens to a person's property once he or she dies from illness?
(a) All property and possessions are divided among relatives.
(b) All property and possessions are burned.
(c) The Council of Guardians collects one-tenth of the property.
(d) All property and possessions are divided among the villagers.

3. Who are the tenders?
(a) Boys training to be Guardians.
(b) Servants who care for the orphans in the Edifice.
(c) Acolytes who participate in religious ceremonies.
(d) Young boys who tend the flocks.

4. Who cuts Vandara off midway through her accusation?
(a) The council.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Matt.
(d) Kira.

5. What does Vandara tell Kira in Chapter 2?
(a) She will keep Kira as a daughter.
(b) She has claimed Kira's property.
(c) Kira should run from the Council of Guardians.
(d) She should leave the weaver's shed.

6. How did Thomas become an orphan?
(a) Both of his parents were killed by lightning.
(b) His mother abandoned him on the steps of the Edifice.
(c) His mother was killed by lightning and his father on a hunt.
(d) Both of his parents died on a hunt.

7. Which council member saw Kira's father die?
(a) Vandar.
(b) Jamison.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Matt.

8. How does Kira learn the rituals of ceremony that are expected before the Council of Guardians?
(a) By guessing.
(b) By watching similar events in the past.
(c) By reading about the rituals.
(d) By listening to her mother.

9. Who is waiting for Kira inside the Edifice in Chapter 6?
(a) Matt.
(b) Vandara.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Christopher.

10. According to local law, who may be appointed to defend Kira?
(a) A council member.
(b) A family member.
(c) Any male villager over the age of 18.
(d) A friend.

11. What piece of jewelry of does Kira find in Matt's bundle?
(a) Her mother's pendant.
(b) Her baby bracelet.
(c) Her mother's bracelet.
(d) Her father's ring.

12. Where is Kira's father in Chapter 1?
(a) Hunting with the other men.
(b) At the cott.
(c) In the Council Edifice.
(d) Missing and presumed dead.

13. What does Jamison do while Vandara is presenting her accusation?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Watches Kira.
(c) Reads.
(d) Takes notes.

14. Where does Kira's friend Matt live?
(a) In the Edifice.
(b) In the Fen.
(c) In the village.
(d) In the woods.

15. How does Kira calm her nerves during the trial?
(a) By mentally reciting plant names and uses.
(b) By running her hands though her hair.
(c) By rubbing her hands.
(d) By stroking an embroidered scrap of cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Vandara dressed as she presents herself before the Council of Guardians?

2. Why does Kira only eat half of her meal provided during the trial in Chapter 4?

3. Who visits Kira after lunch on her first day in the Edifice?

4. What did Kira show her mother just before she died?

5. What is the woman in the garden doing in Chapter 2?

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