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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 give Jo as she tucks her into bed in Chapter 16?

2. What title is Kira given during the Ruin song ceremony?

3. While learning the plants used to create cloth dyes, what has Kira also been learning?

4. In Chapter 12, what thread does Kira wish she had?

5. Where do Thomas and Kira sit during the singing of the Ruin song?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kira react when Jamison refuses to allow her to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?

2. What does Thomas claim to have heard in Chapter 12 and how do the children react to his claim?

3. What is suspicious about Annabella's death?

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

5. Describe Kira and Thomas' visit to Jo in Chapter 16.

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

7. What is Jamison's role in the attack on Christopher?

8. How does Kira spend her rainy day in Chapter 12?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the Edifice and the Council of Guardians. What does the Edifice symbolize? What is the likely history behind the Edifice? What is the purpose of the Council of Guardians? How do the Guardians use the Edifice to control the population?

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 role of women in the novel. Compare and contrast the roles of men and women in Kira's society. What limits are placed on women? How does being a woman affect Kira's character development?

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