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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Einar give to Claire once she is well enough to receive gifts?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A basket of raspberries.
(c) A straw hat.
(d) A rosebush.

2. Claire goes to see Einar on a winter day primarily in order to ask him about what aspect of his past?
(a) His lack of a mother.
(b) His attempt to climb out.
(c) The loss of his brother.
(d) His relationship with his birth mother.

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

4. What activity does Einar teach Claire how to do with a rope?
(a) To tie different types of knots.
(b) To lasso objects.
(c) To construct a hammock.
(d) To secure her position on the cliff.

5. How old are the three best friends Delwyth, Bethan, and Eira at the time of Claire's arrival in the village?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

6. What reason does Claire give for refusing to leave the village by boat?
(a) She relishes the challenge of climbing the cliff.
(b) The inlet does not go out into the sea.
(c) She does not know anything about sailing.
(d) She is terrified of the sea.

7. What is NOT one of the signs listed among the signs that Alys's health is declining?
(a) Her eyesight dims.
(b) Her memory begins to fail her.
(c) She is increasingly bent over.
(d) She walks very slowly.

8. How many sit-ups does Einar tell Claire to do every day?
(a) 100.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 80.

9. With what malady has Tall Andras's mother been plagued for months by the time he creates the mommet?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Fever.
(d) Pneumonia.

10. Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira call a little corner of what type of natural feature their Tea Place?
(a) A meadow.
(b) A beach.
(c) A group of tidepools.
(d) A marsh.

11. Einar tells Claire that he thinks it may be better to climb out in search of something rather than for what other reason?
(a) Leaving out of boredom.
(b) Leaving out of desperation.
(c) Hating what one is leaving.
(d) Loving what one is leaving.

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

13. What do the villagers call the act of leaving the village?
(a) Quitting.
(b) Exiting.
(c) Climbing out.
(d) Self-exile.

14. From whom had Alys inherited her carved wooden trunk?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Her mother.

15. Until what age had Einar been raised by someone other than his father?
(a) Six.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the items Claire takes with her when she climbs out?

2. For how many years does Clare train with Einar before she climbs out?

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

4. With what tool had Trademaster hacked off half of each of Einar's feet after Einar had refused to trade with him?

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

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