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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. With whom had Einar lived during his early childhood before going to live with his father?
(a) Village women.
(b) Healers.
(c) Monks.
(d) Elders.

6. What name is given to Claire upon her arrival in the village?
(a) Wet Claire.
(b) Seashore Claire.
(c) Water Claire.
(d) Drenched Claire.

7. For how long had Einar trained his body before his climb out of the village?
(a) Years.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Days.

8. What is NOT one of the items Claire takes with her when she climbs out?
(a) A rope.
(b) A water gourd.
(c) Yellow-wing.
(d) A knife.

9. When Bryn gives birth to a healthy baby girl, what does Claire shout at Alys?
(a) "Don't take it from her!"
(b) "It cannot be a girl!"
(c) "Believe me!"
(d) "Give me the baby!"

10. 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 it is getting dark and they need to get home.
(c) Because a fairy may overhear and try to take the baby.
(d) Because they have not been trained in caring for infants.

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

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

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

14. What color does Claire love for its playfulness?
(a) Red.
(b) Orange.
(c) Pink.
(d) Yellow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Claire inadvertently lose during her climb out?

2. What object does Claire use for her stair-stepping exercises?

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

4. How many rocks does Einar have Claire add to her sack each day before she runs the hillside path?

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

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