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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. Who is Thomas?
(a) A boy Kira's age who also lives in the Edifice.
(b) One of the Guardians.
(c) A young tender.
(d) Jamison's arch rival.

2. What does Kira intend to do with the stains on her mother's skirt?
(a) Embroider around them.
(b) Bleach them.
(c) Patch them.
(d) Wash them.

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

4. How does Kira calm her nerves during the trial?
(a) By running her hands though her hair.
(b) By rubbing her hands.
(c) By mentally reciting plant names and uses.
(d) By stroking an embroidered scrap of cloth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matt offer to do for Kira in Chapter 6?

2. What color dye does Annabella not have?

3. Why is Kira not required to defend herself before the Council of Guardians?

4. How many men are on the Council of Guardians?

5. What does Kira do when she is threatened by Vandara and the other women in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Matt attempt to help Kira during the trial?

4. How does Kira react in Chapter 2to the destruction of her home?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Kira react to the indoor plumbing in her room?

10. What is the role of the tenders?

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