2. What comment does Marlena make about Jo?
(a) She is Jo's sister.
(b) Her songs were not only beautiful, but prophetic.
(c) Jo's parents had too many children to keep.
(d) She was born a prophet.

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

4. Who/what does Kira ask about Matt's location?
(a) Jamison.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Jo.
(d) The embroidered scrap of cloth.

5. 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.

6. After her visit to Jo in Chapter 16, what does Kira do once she is back in her own bed?
(a) Reads a book of history.
(b) Prays.
(c) Plans their escape.
(d) Cries.

7. Which character once attempted to kill Christopher?
(a) Annabella.
(b) Vandara.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Kira's father.

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

9. What is unusual about Christopher's village?
(a) It is populated by artisans and keepers of history.
(b) It is protected by the beasts of the woods.
(c) Everyone, even the women, can read.
(d) It is populated by injured people from other villages.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 13, whose voice do Kira and her friends hear speaking harshly in the lower floor of the Edifice?
(a) Annabella's voice.
(b) Jamison's voice.
(c) An unknown man's voice.
(d) Christopher's voice.

11. According to Matt, where is Jo from?
(a) From "far yonder."
(b) The mountains.
(c) The next village.
(d) The Fen.

12. What area do Kira and Thomas pass as they look for Matt in Chapter 17?
(a) The weaver's shed.
(b) The potter's shed.
(c) The Field of Leaving.
(d) Kira's old cott.

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

14. Where are the parents of the child heard in Chapter 13?
(a) Both are dead.
(b) In the village.
(c) In the Fen.
(d) In the next village.

15. What is being constructed for Kira at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) A weaver's shed.
(b) A place to grow and process the plants used in dye making.
(c) A new cott.
(d) A place to instruct the girls of the village.