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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. Why do Vandara and the other women think Kira is useless?

2. How did Thomas become an orphan?

3. What building does Kira visit after leaving the Council Edifice?

4. What has Matt never been given?

5. What does Kira have in her new room that was not in her cott?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are Kira's options for defense during the trial?

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

5. Describe what is known about the character Thomas by the end of Chapter 7.

6. Why do the women in the weaver's shed offer Kira a position at the loom?

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

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

9. Describe what readers know about Kira after reading Chapter 1.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Which character symbolizes hope in the novel, and why? How is this character used by the guardians? What does Kira plan to do for this character in the future? How is Kira a guardian of hope for her people?

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