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

3. Which character is waiting with Matt for Kira at the Edifice?
(a) Vandara.
(b) Branch.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Marlena.

4. How did Kira's father reportedly die?
(a) He fell off a cliff while he was hunting.
(b) He fell out of a boat and drowned.
(c) Beasts attacked him and dragged him away while he was hunting.
(d) He drowned in the river while he was fishing.

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

6. What deformity does Kira suffer from?
(a) Blindness.
(b) A deformed spine.
(c) A crippled leg.
(d) A crippled arm.

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

8. What does Matt have inside the bundle he has for Kira in Chapter 6?
(a) A bundle of threads from her loom.
(b) Food for her journey.
(c) Items he removed from her cott before it was burned.
(d) Flower bulbs from her garden.

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

10. What comforts Kira's aching fingers one evening in Chapter 9?
(a) Her embroidered scrap of cloth.
(b) Ointment from her mother's belongings.
(c) Rubbing them in wool.
(d) Warm water from the bath.

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

12. What about Jamison amazes Kira?
(a) His intense blue eyes.
(b) His speech.
(c) His ability to read.
(d) His ability to write.

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

14. What is worn during the singing of the Ruin Song?
(a) The singer's hat.
(b) The singer's stole.
(c) The singer's robe.
(d) The singer's cloak.

15. What do some of the villagers want to build on Kira's property?
(a) A bonfire.
(b) A new cott.
(c) A corral.
(d) A weaving shed.