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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom had Alys inherited her carved wooden trunk?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her aunt.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

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

3. How many rocks does Einar have Claire add to her sack each day before she runs the hillside path?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

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

8. What does Alys feed Claire upon Claire's arrival in the village?
(a) Broth.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Stew.
(d) Oatmeal.

9. 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.

10. Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira call a little corner of what type of natural feature their Tea Place?
(a) A group of tidepools.
(b) A beach.
(c) A marsh.
(d) A meadow.

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

12. What scent does Alys believe has caused the triggering of Claire's memory?
(a) Tea.
(b) Grass.
(c) Pine needles.
(d) Meat.

13. 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.

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

15. What does Claire name the bird brought to her by Einar?
(a) Purple-wing.
(b) Yellow-wing.
(c) Orange-wing.
(d) Red-wing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Einar NOT list among the actions his father had never taken in his raising of Einar?

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

3. When Bryn gives birth to a healthy baby girl, what does Claire shout at Alys?

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

5. To whom does Einar's father send Einar when his arm is broken after his fall from the fishing boat's mast?

(see the answer keys)

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