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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miri want to see in the lowlands?
(a) The palace.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The gardens.
(d) A dragon.

2. Who is Olana Mansdaughter?
(a) A woman Miri's pa might marry.
(b) One of the girls who has to go to the academy.
(c) The academy tutor.
(d) Marda's best friend.

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

4. What does Britta believe about the prince?
(a) He is mean.
(b) He will not choose one of them as his wife.
(c) He will not see her in a room full of girls.
(d) He will choose Kata.

5. Why does Miri plan to go to the Linder mines at the opening to the book?
(a) To see what the new work schedule is.
(b) To prepare for the traders' arrival.
(c) To take her beau some breakfast.
(d) To take her brother some breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't lowlanders hear quarry-speech?

2. Why do the girls blame Miri that they cannot go home?

3. What happens when Olana catches Miri returning a book?

4. Why does the village decide to raise linder prices?

5. Who reminds Olanda about Miri?

Short Essay Questions

1. What more does Miri learn about quarry-speech and Linder from Marda and her pa?

2. How does Miri decide to tell of her experience in the closet and how does that affect Gerti?

3. What happens when Miri tries to be a trader?

4. What do the girls do to tell the villagers about their experience in the academy so far and about what does Miri speak to Peder?

5. Who is Britta?

6. What does Pa try to do about Miri and the academy and what is the outcome?

7. How does Miri get all the girls to leave for spring holiday and how does that change the girls' attitude towards Miri?

8. Why is Miri sent to the closet and what is her experience there like?

9. What did Pa want to name Miri and why didn't he do so?

10. What does Miri receive from Peder and what is her reaction?

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