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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kira plan to do in Chapter 1 once she returns to the home she shared with her mother?

2. What does the headquarters of the Council of Guardians resemble?

3. What comforts Kira as she falls asleep in her new bed in the Edifice?

4. Why does Kira decide to visit Annabella?

5. Which character is allowed to speak first before the Council of Guardians in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Since Kira, as a woman, is forbidden to learn to read or write, how does she study Annabella's lessons?

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

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

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

5. What type of living conditions is Kira used to before she moves to the Edifice?

6. Describe what is known about the character Annabella by the end of Chapter 8.

7. Describe Vandara.

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

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

10. What warning does Matt give Kira in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kira's disability affect her status in society? What strength will she need to develop in order to survive in her village? What talents does Kira have and how can she use them for survival?

Essay Topic 2

How is literacy linked to power in the novel? What are the Guardians attempting to control by keeping more than half the population illiterate? How will Kira's ability to read affect her character? How might it affect all women in her society?

Essay Topic 3

What is the general purpose of the destruction of Kira's cott? What other motive or purpose might the villagers have had for destroying Kira's property? What does the destruction of her cott symbolize to Kira? How will it affect her future?

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