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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does Alys remove from the bottom of her trunk so that Claire may smell its scent?
(a) A bouquet of beach roses.
(b) A bouquet of chrysanthemums.
(c) A bouquet of dandelions.
(d) A bouquet of sunflowers.

3. In reality, who carries Claire from the water into the village?
(a) Einar.
(b) Tall Andras.
(c) Old Benedikt.
(d) Alys.

4. What objects does Claire use to stop the bleeding of her wound?
(a) Her shirt and herb salve.
(b) Herb salve and leaves.
(c) Rope and a strip of leather.
(d) A strip of leather, some seaweed, and her signalling rock.

5. How many rocks does Einar have Claire add to her sack each day before she runs the hillside path?
(a) Five.
(b) One.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

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

7. How had Einar's mother died?
(a) She had been murdered by Einar's father.
(b) She had fallen off a cliff.
(c) She had contracted pneumonia.
(d) She had died in childbirth with Einar.

8. How old had Old Benedikt and Alys been the first time they danced?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 19.
(d) 13.

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

10. To whom does Einar's father send Einar when his arm is broken after his fall from the fishing boat's mast?
(a) Claire.
(b) Old Benedikt.
(c) Alys.
(d) Bryn.

11. With what tool had Trademaster hacked off half of each of Einar's feet after Einar had refused to trade with him?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A scythe.
(c) A saw.
(d) A machete.

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

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

14. What solution does Alys prepare that she hopes will help Bryn make it full-term in her current pregnancy?
(a) Marionberry leaf infusion.
(b) Blueberry leaf infusion.
(c) Strawberry leaf infusion.
(d) Raspberry leaf infusion.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had kept Einar's father from flinging his infant body into the fire on the day of Einar's birth?

2. What does Claire do with the signalling rock before she throws it down to Einar?

3. One village legend says that when Tall Andras had come upon Claire, he had uttered what one word aloud?

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

5. How old are the three best friends Delwyth, Bethan, and Eira at the time of Claire's arrival in the village?

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