View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of the villagers' discovery of Claire is one they have never experienced before?
(a) No newcomer has ever appeared in the village.
(b) They have never seen a girl with such pale skin.
(c) They have never seen a girl with red hair.
(d) They have never seen a girl with blue eyes.

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

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

4. Who becomes Alys's new apprentice once Claire has made it clear that she will not take Alys's place as the village healer?
(a) Bethan.
(b) Bryce.
(c) Bryn.
(d) Delwyth.

5. For how many years does Clare train with Einar before she climbs out?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

6. 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 sunflowers.
(c) A bouquet of chrysanthemums.
(d) A bouquet of dandelions.

7. For what has Alys always yearned?
(a) A daughter.
(b) A cat.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A son.

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

9. What type of footwear does Claire always wear during her time living in the village?
(a) Leather sandals.
(b) Bamboo sandals.
(c) Leather boots.
(d) Seagrass sandals.

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

11. What does Claire do in order to repel another bird attack?
(a) She holds her rope at the ready in case she needs to lasso the bird.
(b) She flings the nest of baby birds off the cliff.
(c) She waits for night inside a cave.
(d) She holds her knife in one hand as she climbs.

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

13. 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 sacrifice the life of a living animal.
(d) One must call upon the Trademaster for help.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Einar give Claire when he tells her not to wear her gloves unless she is using the rope?

2. What activity does Einar teach Claire how to do with a rope?

3. Whose death provides Claire with a lesson about mortality before the death of Tall Andras's mother?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 657 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample