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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Einar mean when he tells Claire that he had been a wife to his father "in other ways too terrible to mention"? (206).
(a) He had cooked for his father.
(b) His father had sexually abused him.
(c) He had arranged social activities for his father.
(d) He had cleaned the house for his father.

3. 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 rosebush.
(d) A straw hat.

4. Bethan suggests that the three girls should stop including a baby in their pretending games due to what reason?
(a) Because she mother says it is bad luck.
(b) Because they have not been trained in caring for infants.
(c) Because a fairy may overhear and try to take the baby.
(d) Because it is getting dark and they need to get home.

5. What type of animal inspires the greatest fear in Claire once she arrives in the village?
(a) Mice.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cows.
(d) Frogs.

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

7. What is the one detail of Claire's arrival in the village that remains constant over time?
(a) She had come from the sea.
(b) She had come from the clouds.
(c) She had come from the sunshine.
(d) She had come from the river.

8. What item does Claire inadvertently lose during her climb out?
(a) One glove.
(b) The herb salve.
(c) The water gourd.
(d) The rock for signalling Einar.

9. Whose death provides Claire with a lesson about mortality before the death of Tall Andras's mother?
(a) Einar.
(b) An old fisherman who dies in his sleep.
(c) Old Benedikt.
(d) Bryn.

10. What does Alys feed Claire upon Claire's arrival in the village?
(a) Broth.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Stew.

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

12. What is the true cause of Claire's memory being triggered when she is making soup in the kitchen with Alys?
(a) Alys's mention of the name Gabe.
(b) Alys's comment that the loss of another baby would break Bryn's heart.
(c) Old Benedikt's comment that a woman's value lies in the number of children she bears.
(d) Old Benedikt's mention of the name Gabe.

13. When Claire tells Einar that she wants to climb out, what is his first reply?
(a) Climbing out is a death sentence.
(b) Trademaster will be waiting.
(c) No woman has ever climbed out.
(d) She is not strong enough to climb out.

14. In what material does Alys wrap Claire after rubbing her dry with a rough cloth?
(a) Deerskin.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Wool.
(d) Muslin.

15. What job does Einar perform after his attempt to leave the village ends in failure?
(a) Shepherd.
(b) Veterinarian.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Fisherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the signs listed among the signs that Alys's health is declining?

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

3. Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira call a little corner of what type of natural feature their Tea Place?

4. For how long had Einar trained his body before his climb out of the village?

5. What reason does Einar give Claire for why she must start her climb in the nighttime?

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