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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 Matt do in Chapter 9 that worries Kira?

2. Why doesn't Kira look at the list of names Thomas writes down?

3. What does Jamison question Kira about in Chapter 5?

4. Why do the villagers regard Kira with contempt?

5. What do Vandara and the other women threaten Kira with in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the customs surrounding death in Kira's society.

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

3. Describe Kira's experience with the beasts in Chapter 11.

4. What are Kira's plans now that both her parents are dead?

5. Describe Kira's living quarters in the Edifice.

6. How is Matt's relationship with Branch similar to his friendship with Kira?

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

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

9. Describe what is known about the character Jamison by the end of Chapter 4.

10. What does Matt manage to save from Kira's cott before it is burned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the color blue in the novel. Why is Kira searching for blue? Who has access to the plants that create blue dye? What does the color blue symbolize in the novel? How will its discovery affect Kira's character and her people?

Essay Topic 2

What role do the "beasts" play in the novel? What is the purpose of the legend of the beasts and why is the myth perpetuated? Who is the real "beast" and why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the cycles evident in the novel. Is the purpose of the Singer's robe to predict cycles, prevent cycles, or break cycles, and why? If the robe, staff, and Ruin Song are unable to break the cycle that destroys societies, what will?

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