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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 do Thomas and Kira bring with them as they visit Jo in Chapter 16?
(a) Food and warm clothing for the child.
(b) Matt and Branch.
(c) The embroidered scrap of cloth and special piece of carved wood.
(d) Books and toys.

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

3. What revelation does Matt have about the beasts in the woods?
(a) They are tame.
(b) He has the power to control them.
(c) They fear light.
(d) They do not exist.

4. Who visits Kira in her room after she returns from her exploration of the lower floor of the Edifice?
(a) Annabella.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Matt.

5. Why isn't Kira allowed to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?
(a) Matt is already in the Field watching over Annabella.
(b) She cannot travel outside the Edifice until after the Ruin Song.
(c) Jamison tells her she will be tainted for the ceremony.
(d) Jamison tells her she doesn't have time to spare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been brought to the Edifice from Annabella's cott?

2. In Chapter 12, what sound has Thomas heard at night?

3. What does Kira give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16?

4. How does the stranger in Chapter 21 find Kira's village?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 17, how long has Matt been missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kira to do on the blank section of the Singer's robe, and how does she react to her new task?

2. What is suspicious about Annabella's death?

3. What does the Gathering ceremony resemble?

4. What is Jamison's role in the attack on Christopher?

5. What does Kira find suspicious about Jo's situation, and why?

6. Describe Thomas, Kira, and Matt's exploration of the lower floor of the Edifice.

7. Describe Kira and Thomas' visit to Jo in Chapter 16.

8. How do the villagers and Matt's family react to his absence?

9. How does Kira react when Jamison refuses to allow her to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?

10. What does Matt's journey through the woods reveal?

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