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

2. When Claire sees the male Nurturer on his bicycle, what does she see that gives her hope regarding his continued involvement with her son?
(a) A spit-up stain on his jacket.
(b) A stuffed hippo attached to his bicycle basket.
(c) A diaper bag on his shoulder.
(d) A child seat attached to his bicycle.

3. When Sophia reluctantly agrees to give Claire a tour of the Nurturing Center, what time does she say is approaching?
(a) Alpha ray time.
(b) Nap time.
(c) Feeding time.
(d) Indoctrination time.

4. What is the reason that the boat workers are forced to wait one full day after the boat's arrival in order to unload the community's supplies?
(a) They must wait for the community's trash to be delivered to the boat before they can leave.
(b) They have to wait for gasoline to be delivered.
(c) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and every community member is busy.
(d) They have arrived on Ceremony Day and the children of the boat workers always participate in the events.

5. Claire's older brother had been selected to work in what department within the community?
(a) The Department of Finance.
(b) The Department of Labor.
(c) The Department of Law and Justice.
(d) The Department of Transportation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most severe injury Claire receives as a result of the bird attack?

2. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?

3. Though citizens of the community make their way around using only bicycles, large deliveries are transported by what type of vehicle?

4. What quality of the villagers' discovery of Claire is one they have never experienced before?

5. To whom does Einar's father send Einar when his arm is broken after his fall from the fishing boat's mast?

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