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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Fifteen and Chapter Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Miri help Gerti?
(a) Winking at her to give her confidence.
(b) Distracting Katar.
(c) Asking Olana a question that would give Gerti a hint.
(d) Using quarry-speech.

2. What happens to Marda?
(a) Nothing.
(b) She is hurt in the mines.
(c) She is apprenticed to a potter.
(d) She is apprenticed to a weaver.

3. Why does Olana put Gerti in the closet?
(a) For whispering when Britta is speaking.
(b) For eating too much at dinner.
(c) For gossiping.
(d) For speaking out of turn.

4. What do Bena and Katar do during testing?
(a) Try to cheat off Miri's work.
(b) Try to distract Miri.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Try to make Miri feel secure about the testing.

5. Why can't lowlanders hear quarry-speech?
(a) They do not have the genetic traits.
(b) They can hear quarry-speech..
(c) They do not have quarry dust in their blood.
(d) They do not have enough shared memories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Miri decide to let go?

2. What does Olana never let the girls forget?

3. What do the girls think is a fitting punishment?

4. Who embarrasses Miri?

5. Why does the tutor expect Britta to lead the class?

(see the answer key)

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