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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. When Claire arrives, how old is Einar, the villager who tried to leave the village, but failed?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 22.

2. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?
(a) He says he is sad about the child's coming murder.
(b) He says he has a feeling that his son Jonas needs him.
(c) He says he has a headache.
(d) He says he has a stomachache.

3. What does Claire do with the signalling rock before she throws it down to Einar?
(a) She breaks it in half.
(b) She kisses it.
(c) She writes a love note on it.
(d) She wipes the blood from its surface.

4. How is the right time determined for when each child in the community will begin to take pills?
(a) Children start taking pills once a doctor confirms they have entered puberty.
(b) Parents apply to a committee and are provided with a date for pills to be started.
(c) Parents observe their children and decide when the time has come.
(d) Children are given a questionnaire that determines the day when they start to take pills.

5. What is the only way to escape the village's boundaries once the winding path up the cliff ends?
(a) One must scale the sheer rock wall.
(b) One must call upon the Trademaster for help.
(c) One must pray to the heavens for mercy.
(d) One must sacrifice the life of a living animal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Claire decides that if someone in authority tries to force her to take pills, she will do what before she gives up the love she feels for her son?

2. How had Einar's mother died?

3. What reason does Claire give for refusing to leave the village by boat?

4. What name is given to Claire upon her arrival in the village?

5. What does Claire name the bird brought to her by Einar?

(see the answer key)

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