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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 does Matt's mother react to her son's absence?
(a) She begs Thomas to find Matt.
(b) She didn't know he was missing.
(c) She is glad he is gone.
(d) She is mourning the loss of her son.

2. What unusual sound does Kira hear at the beginning of the Ruin song ceremony?
(a) A metallic scraping.
(b) An electronic beeping.
(c) A soft buzzing.
(d) An echoing ring.

3. What is being constructed for Kira at the beginning of Chapter 15?
(a) A weaver's shed.
(b) A place to grow and process the plants used in dye making.
(c) A new cott.
(d) A place to instruct the girls of the village.

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

5. Who/what does Kira ask about Matt's location?
(a) Jo.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Jamison.
(d) The embroidered scrap of cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Kira want Thomas to accompany her in Chapter 15?

2. What infirmity does the stranger waiting in Kira's room after the singing of the Ruin song have?

3. What political office was Kira's father to be appointed to before his "death"?

4. Who walks through a storm to visit Kira?

5. What does the storm keep Kira from doing in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Kira's father still alive?

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

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

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

7. How have the words of the Ruin song been distorted over time?

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

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

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

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