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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a selkie?
(a) A mythical seal creature.
(b) A mythical walrus creature.
(c) A mythical narwhal creature.
(d) A mythical mermaid creature.

2. The boat worker tells Claire that the boat on which they travel is special due to what quality?
(a) It can generate its own drinking water.
(b) Its maintenance is being subsidized by the government.
(c) It can go twice as fast as other boats.
(d) It can sail in either the river or the sea.

3. What is the last fully formed memory that Claire has of her final moments in the community?
(a) Skipping rope with a few of the other Fish Hatchery workers.
(b) Weeping uncontrollably.
(c) The back of her son's head as the male Nurturer rides away on the bicycle.
(d) Telling her son goodbye.

4. What does Claire name the bird brought to her by Einar?
(a) Red-wing.
(b) Yellow-wing.
(c) Purple-wing.
(d) Orange-wing.

5. When Bryn gives birth to a healthy baby girl, what does Claire shout at Alys?
(a) "Believe me!"
(b) "It cannot be a girl!"
(c) "Don't take it from her!"
(d) "Give me the baby!"

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Einar perform after his attempt to leave the village ends in failure?

2. From whom had Alys inherited her carved wooden trunk?

3. With whom had Einar lived during his early childhood before going to live with his father?

4. Einar tells Claire that he thinks it may be better to climb out in search of something rather than for what other reason?

5. One of the workers at the Fish Hatchery says that the only reason Dimitri wants a spouse is so that he can have what?

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