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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 discover is still intact in Chapter 2 when she returns home?

2. How is Vandara dressed as she presents herself before the Council of Guardians?

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

4. What has Matt never been given?

5. What object is Kira commanded by the Council of Guardians to mend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Vandara.

3. What is the role of the tenders?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Kira's embroidered scrap of cloth and Thomas' carved piece of wood similar?

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

10. Why does Jamison bring out the Singer's robe and question Kira about her embroidery skills?

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 value is placed on human life in Kira's society? How does the attitude prevalent towards the value of life affect education, employment, family life, and the development of society? How might this attitude affect the future survival of Kira's people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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