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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is brought to Kira's room on her first morning in the Edifice?
(a) Pots of dye.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Bolts of brightly colored cloth.
(d) Work tools.

3. What gift do Kira and Thomas give Matt in Chapter 10?
(a) A haircut.
(b) A bar of soap.
(c) Dinner.
(d) A hug.

4. What does Kira harvest from her mother's garden in Chapter 9?
(a) Flowers for making blue dye.
(b) Plants used to create dyes.
(c) Onions, to make yellow.
(d) The rest of her carrots and potatoes.

5. Who visits Kira after lunch on her first day in the Edifice?
(a) Vandara.
(b) Jamison.
(c) Matt.
(d) Christopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamison question Kira about in Chapter 5?

2. What crime has Vandara been accused of in the past?

3. Whom does Kira choose to serve as her defender?

4. What do some of the villagers want to build on Kira's property?

5. What about Jamison amazes Kira?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Kira's scrap of cloth. Why does she keep it near her?

2. What defense does Jamison give in Kira's trial?

3. Describe the confrontation between Vandara and Kira in Chapter 2.

4. What wisdom is apparent in the Council's decision in Chapter 5?

5. Describe Kira's experience with the beasts in Chapter 11.

6. What is the significance of names in Kira's society?

7. Since Kira, as a woman, is forbidden to learn to read or write, how does she study Annabella's lessons?

8. How does Kira find the color she needs for her threads?

9. How is Kira's embroidered scrap of cloth and Thomas' carved piece of wood similar?

10. What are Kira's options for defense during the trial?

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