2. How did Kira's father manage to escape the Field of Leaving?
(a) He struggled to stand and walked to Annabella's cott.
(b) Strangers came and took him away to a different village.
(c) Jamison set him on a horse headed through the woods.
(d) Annabella came and took him to her cott.

3. What does Kira give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16?
(a) Her embroidered scrap of cloth.
(b) A hug.
(c) An embroidered cloth doll.
(d) A kiss.

4. Who has Kira not seen during her stay in the Edifice?
(a) The Ruin Singer.
(b) Christopher.
(c) The Master Guardian.
(d) The cook.

5. What does Thomas recall from his childhood in the Edifice?
(a) He was locked in his room when he was a little boy.
(b) He never went outside the Edifice.
(c) He was taught to read by a blind man.
(d) He was taught to carve wood by a blind man.

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

7. How will Kira know what to embroider on the blank patch of cloth?
(a) Her fingers will know.
(b) Annabella will tell her what to embroider.
(c) She will dream her designs.
(d) The guardians will tell her what to embroider.

8. Who does Kira speak to through a door keyhole?
(a) Jo.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Matt.

9. Where do Thomas and Kira sit during the singing of the Ruin song?
(a) In their rooms.
(b) In the front row with the crowd.
(c) On the stage near the Worship-object.
(d) Behind the stage until it is their turn to move.

10. Where does Christopher ask Kira to go?
(a) With him to the Council of Guardians.
(b) To the woods to find blue flowers.
(c) Back to his village to begin a new life.
(d) Down to the dungeon.

11. What unusual sound does Kira hear at the beginning of the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) A metallic scraping.
(b) An echoing ring.
(c) A soft buzzing.
(d) An electronic beeping.

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

13. What valuable skill does Kira believe Matt possesses?
(a) The ability to grow blue flowers.
(b) The ability to make people laugh.
(c) The ability to make blue dye.
(d) The ability to prophesy.

14. Which character takes Kira's place in the weaving shed?
(a) Vandara.
(b) Jo.
(c) Marlena.
(d) Matt.

15. In Chapter 12, what sound has Thomas heard at night?
(a) A crying child.
(b) An eerie singing.
(c) A metallic scraping.
(d) An electronic humming.