2. By law, what punishment does Kira's society give for murder?
(a) Imprisionment for life.
(b) 40 lashes with a whip.
(c) Death of the murderer.
(d) None.

3. What does Matt do in Chapter 9 that worries Kira?
(a) Searches for "blue".
(b) Chooses a spear to go on a hunt.
(c) Tries to find his father.
(d) Travels to the next village.

4. Why does Kira decide to visit Annabella?
(a) Because Annabella is her grandmother.
(b) To find her father.
(c) To learn the process of dyeing cloth.
(d) To learn the secrets of the Guardians.

5. What does Annabella give Kira as a parting gift?
(a) A plant.
(b) Blue flowers.
(c) A blue handkerchief.
(d) Colored threads.

6. Who accompanies Kira to Annabella's house in Chapter 8?
(a) Jamison.
(b) No one.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Matt and Branch.

7. In Chapter 9, what does Kira recite as she works?
(a) Ceremonial chants Jamison taught her.
(b) The names of her ancestors.
(c) The names and uses of the plants Annabella taught her.
(d) Sections of the Ruin song.

8. What do some of the villagers want to store on Kira's property?
(a) Small children and chickens.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Food.
(d) Cloth.

9. How do the members of the council respond to Kira's ritual actions in Chapter 3?
(a) They chuckle.
(b) They scold her for her clumsiness.
(c) They frown.
(d) They nod their approval.

10. Why isn't Matt allowed to enter the Field of Leaving?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He has no relatives currently in the Field.
(c) He does not belong to the village.
(d) He was born under an unlucky omen.

11. What object comforts Thomas?
(a) The embroidered scrap of cloth.
(b) The Singer's staff.
(c) A bit of wood he carved as a child.
(d) A wooden toy carved by his father.

12. What does Thomas give Matt and Branch in Chapter 10?
(a) A bath.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A toy.
(d) A spanking.

13. Whom does Kira choose to serve as her defender?
(a) A council member.
(b) Her older cousin.
(c) Matt.
(d) A family member.

14. What verdict does the Council of Guardians render about Kira's case?
(a) Kira is to be sent to the next village.
(b) Vandara is to be sent to the Field of Leaving.
(c) Kira is to stay in the Council Edifice and Vandara is given Kira's land.
(d) Kira is to stay in the Council Edifice and the Guardians will take her property.

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