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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. How did Thomas become an orphan?
(a) Both of his parents died on a hunt.
(b) His mother was killed by lightning and his father on a hunt.
(c) His mother abandoned him on the steps of the Edifice.
(d) Both of his parents were killed by lightning.

2. What does Matt question Kira about in Chapter 1?
(a) The council's decision.
(b) The Field of Leaving.
(c) Her property.
(d) Her mother's death.

3. Why is Kira not required to defend herself before the Council of Guardians?
(a) She is a woman.
(b) She is too young.
(c) She is the defendant.
(d) She is an orphan.

4. Who cuts Vandara off midway through her accusation?
(a) Kira.
(b) The council.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Matt.

5. What does Annabella give Kira to help her calm down in Chapter 11?
(a) Candy.
(b) A scrap of embroidered cloth.
(c) A cup of tea.
(d) Herbs from her garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kira confide in about her experience on the way to Annabella's house?

2. What does Annabella give Kira as a parting gift?

3. What gift do Kira and Thomas give Matt in Chapter 10?

4. What do Vandara and the other women threaten Kira with in Chapter 2?

5. What are Matt and his friends doing while Kira is on trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what is known about the character Thomas by the end of Chapter 7.

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

4. Describe what is known about the character Annabella by the end of Chapter 8.

5. Describe Kira's home after she returns from the Field of Leaving.

6. What accusations does Vandara bring against Kira before the Council of Guardians?

7. Why do the women in the weaver's shed offer Kira a position at the loom?

8. Describe what readers know about Kira after reading Chapter 1.

9. Describe Kira's living quarters in the Edifice.

10. What realization do Kira and Thomas come to about the beasts in Chapter 11?

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