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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What infirmity does the stranger waiting in Kira's room after the singing of the Ruin song have?
(a) A mauled face.
(b) Deafness.
(c) Blindness.
(d) A crippled leg.

2. What political office was Kira's father to be appointed to before his "death"?
(a) The Village Council.
(b) Keeper of the Staff.
(c) The Council of Guardians.
(d) Keeper of the Song.

3. What has been brought to the Edifice from Annabella's cott?
(a) All of Annabella's dyeing materials.
(b) Annabella's dog.
(c) Annabella's blue flowers.
(d) Nothing.

4. Which character arrives late for the singing of the Ruin song?
(a) Jamison.
(b) Matt.
(c) Annabella.
(d) Christopher.

5. What title is Thomas given during the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) The Keeper of the Staff.
(b) The Carver of the future.
(c) The Designer of the people.
(d) The Designer of the future.

6. How did Kira's father end up in the Field of Leaving?
(a) He was attacked and dragged forcibly to the Field.
(b) He limped to the Field after being injured.
(c) He was mauled by a beast and left for dead in the Field.
(d) He woke up in the Field after falling during a hunt.

7. What revelation does Matt have about the beasts in the woods?
(a) They do not exist.
(b) They are tame.
(c) They fear light.
(d) He has the power to control them.

8. What does the storm keep Kira from doing in Chapter 12?
(a) Boiling dyes.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Traveling to Annabella's house.
(d) Working.

9. What "small" gift does Matt bring to Kira in Chapter 20?
(a) A bundle of blue threads.
(b) A bundle of white threads.
(c) A scrap of blue cloth.
(d) A blue flower.

10. What frightens Kira as the Ruin song resumes after lunch?
(a) She sees Annabella in the crowd.
(b) Thomas disappears.
(c) She recognizes the source of the mysterious sound.
(d) Matt disappears.

11. How does the Ruin song begin?
(a) "As we all gather."
(b) "Listen, all ye people."
(c) "Here in this place."
(d) "In the beginning."

12. What does Thomas finish in Chapter 18?
(a) Exploring the Edifice.
(b) The repairs to the Singer's staff.
(c) The repairs to the Singer's book.
(d) Kira's new cott.

13. What is the atmosphere in the Council Edifice as people gather for the singing of the Ruin song?
(a) Raucous and rowdy.
(b) Filled with wailing and sadness.
(c) Solemn and respectful.
(d) Joyous and noisy.

14. While learning the plants used to create cloth dyes, what has Kira also been learning?
(a) How to carve.
(b) How to tell the future.
(c) How to sing.
(d) How to read.

15. What is Matt's "big" gift for Kira in Chapter 21?
(a) Her father, Christopher.
(b) A pot of blue dye.
(c) A bag of seeds.
(d) Annabella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kira's friend Marlena work?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 17, how long has Matt been missing?

3. Where do Kira and Thomas go in Chapter 17?

4. What does Jamison tell Kira in Chapter 14?

5. Who does Matt see in the Field of Leaving in Chapter 14?

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