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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 17, how long has Matt been missing?
(a) A month.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two days.
(d) Nine days.

3. How does Matt describe the people he met on his journey?
(a) Broken, but quiet and nice.
(b) Joyful and strong.
(c) Tall and powerful.
(d) Dark and mysterious.

4. How does Thomas open the locks in the Edifice?
(a) With a key he carved.
(b) With a stolen key.
(c) By unscrewing the lock faces.
(d) With a metal stick.

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

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

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

8. What does Kira do while she waits for the storm in Chapter 12 to pass?
(a) Explores the Edifice with her friends.
(b) Embroiders her mother's dress.
(c) Works.
(d) Cleans the bathroom.

9. Why isn't Kira allowed to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?
(a) Jamison tells her she will be tainted for the ceremony.
(b) Matt is already in the Field watching over Annabella.
(c) She cannot travel outside the Edifice until after the Ruin Song.
(d) Jamison tells her she doesn't have time to spare.

10. Where does Kira's friend Marlena work?
(a) In the weaving shed.
(b) In the Fen.
(c) In the potter's shed.
(d) In the Edifice.

11. Who does Matt see in the Field of Leaving in Chapter 14?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Jamison.
(c) Jo.
(d) Vandara.

12. How is Jo supposed to contact Thomas if she needs help?
(a) Sing a special song through the pipes.
(b) Knock on her ceiling with a hairbrush.
(c) Knock on the bathroom floor with a hairbrush.
(d) Hit the bathroom pipes with a hairbrush.

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

14. How does Matt's mother react to her son's absence?
(a) She is glad he is gone.
(b) She is mourning the loss of her son.
(c) She begs Thomas to find Matt.
(d) She didn't know he was missing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what does Kira ask about Matt's location?

2. What does Kira give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16?

3. Where does Christopher ask Kira to go?

4. In Chapter 16, what is Jo doing in her room when Thomas and Kira find her?

5. What gift does the stranger give to Kira in Chapter 21?

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