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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 Jamison expect Kira to tell everyone with her needle and thread?

2. What revelation does Matt have about the beasts in the woods?

3. What area do Kira and Thomas pass as they look for Matt in Chapter 17?

4. How does the Ruin song begin?

5. What does Jamison tell Kira in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Gathering ceremony resemble?

2. What is suspicious about Annabella's death?

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

4. Describe what is known about the character Jo by the end of Chapter 13.

5. What is Kira to do on the blank section of the Singer's robe, and how does she react to her new task?

6. How does Thomas demonstrate his mischievous side and surprise Kira in Chapter 15?

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

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

9. How are Kira, Thomas, and Jo treated during the Gathering ceremony?

10. Why does Kira cry after returning from Jo's room at the end of Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Vandara presents herself as an antagonist and Jamison emerges as a protagonist. Describe how Jamison's role changes throughout the novel. What events or characters affect that change? What does this change foreshadow for Jamison's future?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the contrasts evident among the different levels of society present in the book. How does a character's area of residence affect his or her ability to survive? How does a character's area of residence affect the power or control he or she has over others? How does Kira's change of residence affect her character development? How does Matt's ability to access the Edifice affect his character development?

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