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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 is Matt's "big" gift for Kira in Chapter 21?
(a) A bag of seeds.
(b) Her father, Christopher.
(c) A pot of blue dye.
(d) Annabella.

2. What area do Kira and Thomas pass as they look for Matt in Chapter 17?
(a) Kira's old cott.
(b) The weaver's shed.
(c) The Field of Leaving.
(d) The potter's shed.

3. What does Thomas finish in Chapter 18?
(a) Kira's new cott.
(b) Exploring the Edifice.
(c) The repairs to the Singer's book.
(d) The repairs to the Singer's staff.

4. What title is Kira given during the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) The Knitter of the past.
(b) The Designer of the people.
(c) The Robe-threader and designer of the future.
(d) The Weaver of the future.

5. What does Jamison expect Kira to tell everyone with her needle and thread?
(a) The future.
(b) Her story.
(c) Whatever the guardians say.
(d) The past.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Thomas and Kira sit during the singing of the Ruin song?

2. Where do Kira and Thomas go in Chapter 17?

3. How does the Singer and the crowd end the Ruin song?

4. How is Jo supposed to contact Thomas if she needs help?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what is known about the character Jo by the end of Chapter 13.

2. Describe the Fen.

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

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

5. Who is the blind man and what is his significance in the story?

6. How does Kira spend her rainy day in Chapter 12?

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

8. Describe the village Matt encountered on his journey to find "blue".

9. Why does Kira cry after returning from Jo's room at the end of Chapter 16?

10. What do the Ruin song and the Singer's robe reveal about the history of Kira's world?

(see the answer keys)

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