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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What color are Claire's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Hazel.

7. What object does Claire use for her stair-stepping exercises?
(a) A log.
(b) Alys's porch.
(c) A rock.
(d) A stump.

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

9. Until what age had Einar been raised by someone other than his father?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Eight.

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

11. Claire goes to see Einar on a winter day primarily in order to ask him about what aspect of his past?
(a) His lack of a mother.
(b) The loss of his brother.
(c) His relationship with his birth mother.
(d) His attempt to climb out.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the most severe injury Claire receives as a result of the bird attack?

3. What is the only way to escape the village's boundaries once the winding path up the cliff ends?

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

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

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