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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. What type of bird attacks Claire during her assent up the cliff?
(a) A hawk.
(b) An egret.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A gull.

6. What does Claire do with the signalling rock before she throws it down to Einar?
(a) She wipes the blood from its surface.
(b) She kisses it.
(c) She writes a love note on it.
(d) She breaks it in half.

7. What reason does Einar give Claire for why she must start her climb in the nighttime?
(a) So that Alys will not discover that she is gone.
(b) So that she can practice her handholds and footholds without the benefit of light.
(c) So that the seagulls will not attack her.
(d) So that she will not be near the top of the cliff in the darkness.

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

9. What is the only way to escape the village's boundaries once the winding path up the cliff ends?
(a) One must scale the sheer rock wall.
(b) One must call upon the Trademaster for help.
(c) One must pray to the heavens for mercy.
(d) One must sacrifice the life of a living animal.

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

11. What reason does Einar give Claire when he tells her not to wear her gloves unless she is using the rope?
(a) He says the gloves will make her hands too hot.
(b) He says the gloves will slip off if she is not using the rope.
(c) He says she needs to feel with her fingers.
(d) He says the gloves are thin and will wear away by the end of the climb.

12. One village legend says that when Tall Andras had come upon Claire, he had uttered what one word aloud?
(a) Yes.
(b) Girl.
(c) Her.
(d) Mine.

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

14. What pieces of clothing does Alys stitch from an animal hide so that Claire can keep warm in the winter?
(a) A hat and gloves.
(b) A jacket and scarf.
(c) A vest and boots.
(d) Gloves and boots.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old had Old Benedikt and Alys been the first time they danced?

3. With what malady has Tall Andras's mother been plagued for months by the time he creates the mommet?

4. Bethan suggests that the three girls should stop including a baby in their pretending games due to what reason?

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

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