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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most frightening aspect of Trademaster's appearance, according to Claire?
(a) His gloved hands.
(b) His bad breath.
(c) His dark eyes.
(d) His long dark hair.

2. Who had kept Einar's father from flinging his infant body into the fire on the day of Einar's birth?
(a) Bryn.
(b) Old Benedikt.
(c) Alys.
(d) Tall Andras.

3. What reason had Einar's father given him for taking Einar back into his own home?
(a) He had processed his grief over Einar's mother.
(b) He had gotten a promotion at work.
(c) He had moved into a larger home.
(d) The time had come for Einar to pay for what he had done.

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

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

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

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

8. When Claire feels she has mastered the running of the hillside path, what does Einar do to make the task more difficult?
(a) He tells her to take off her shoes.
(b) He tells her to run backwards.
(c) He tells her to run a more difficult path.
(d) He ties her hands together.

9. 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.

10. 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) He had cleaned the house for his father.
(c) He had arranged social activities for his father.
(d) His father had sexually abused him.

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

12. 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 it is getting dark and they need to get home.
(d) Because a fairy may overhear and try to take the baby.

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

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

15. What word do Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira use during their pretend tea party that is wholly unfamiliar to Claire?
(a) Love.
(b) Queen.
(c) Mama.
(d) Fun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since giving birth to Bethan six years ago, how many children has Bryn lost before birth?

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

3. What item does Alys remove from the bottom of her trunk so that Claire may smell its scent?

4. What pieces of clothing does Alys stitch from an animal hide so that Claire can keep warm in the winter?

5. Alys and Old Benedikt tell Tall Andras that Claire cannot be wed until what condition is met?

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