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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What other object of her mother's does Kira find in Matt's bundle?
(a) Her threading frame.
(b) Her Bible.
(c) Her diary.
(d) Her wedding ring.

4. What object is Kira commanded by the Council of Guardians to mend?
(a) The singer's stole.
(b) The singer's robe.
(c) The singer's hat.
(d) The singer's cloak.

5. What do the weavers offer Kira at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) A new robe.
(b) Advice on her task.
(c) A seat at the empty loom.
(d) Dyed threads.

6. What does Annabella give Kira to help her calm down in Chapter 11?
(a) A cup of tea.
(b) A scrap of embroidered cloth.
(c) Herbs from her garden.
(d) Candy.

7. What is Kira's job in the Edifice?
(a) To embroider the Singer's cloak.
(b) To repair the Singer's hat.
(c) To knit the Ruin Singer a new stole.
(d) To repair and maintain the Singer's robe.

8. Where do the women of the village plan to take Kira?
(a) To the next village.
(b) To the Field of Leaving.
(c) Before the Council of Guardians.
(d) To the woods.

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

10. What does Kira harvest from her mother's garden in Chapter 9?
(a) Onions, to make yellow.
(b) Flowers for making blue dye.
(c) Plants used to create dyes.
(d) The rest of her carrots and potatoes.

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

12. What does Kira find destroyed in Chapter 2 when she returns home?
(a) Her roof.
(b) Her garden.
(c) Her cott.
(d) Her loom.

13. What did Kira show her mother just before she died?
(a) A letter from her father.
(b) An intricately embroidered scrap of cloth.
(c) A woven scarf.
(d) A new plant.

14. Who gave the pendant to Kira's mother?
(a) Annabella.
(b) Jamison.
(c) Her father.
(d) The Council of Guardians,

15. What comforts Kira as she falls asleep in her new bed in the Edifice?
(a) The smell of her mother's cloth.
(b) Thoughts of her father.
(c) An embroidered scrap of cloth.
(d) The sounds of the night.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kira sleep with the night after she is frightened along the path to Annabella's house?

3. Who is Kira thinking of as she drifts off to sleep in her new bed in the Edifice?

4. What are Matt and his friends doing while Kira is on trial?

5. What piece of jewelry of does Kira find in Matt's bundle?

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