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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 shocks Kira about her new accommodations in the Edifice?
(a) The indoor plumbing.
(b) The closets.
(c) The electricity.
(d) The lamps.

2. What does Kira do when she is threatened by Vandara and the other women in Chapter 2?
(a) She hides in the Council Edifice.
(b) She runs and hides in Matt's cott.
(c) She claims her right to a hearing before the Council of Guardians.
(d) She fights back with a stone knife.

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

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

5. What does Kira find destroyed in Chapter 2 when she returns home?
(a) Her loom.
(b) Her cott.
(c) Her roof.
(d) Her garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to local law, who may be appointed to defend Kira?

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

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

4. What did Kira show her mother just before she died?

5. What does Kira discover is still intact in Chapter 2 when she returns home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Vandara's appearance and demeanor during the trial in Chapter 3.

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

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

5. How does Kira prepare for her trial in Chapter 3?

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

7. How does Kira react to Matt's decision to join the hunt?

8. Describe Vandara.

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

10. Why does Jamison bring out the Singer's robe and question Kira about her embroidery skills?

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