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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Xan's father's profession, according to the narrator in Chapter 33?
(a) He was a trader.
(b) He was a baker.
(c) He was a farmer.
(d) He was a carver.

2. What colleague did Zosimos warn the other scholars about when he took guardianship of Xan?
(a) The Black Wizard.
(b) The Sorrow Eater.
(c) The Grand Elder.
(d) The White Witch.

3. Where had Sister Ignatia hidden her boots, according to the narrator in Chapter 34?
(a) In the River of Embers.
(b) In the Tower.
(c) In the volcano.
(d) In Xan's bedroom.

4. What does Glerk do with the strands of starlight in Chapter 47?
(a) He weaves a quilt from them.
(b) He feeds them to Xan.
(c) He weaves a dress out of them.
(d) He weaves a rope out of them.

5. What comes out when Luna manages to pry open Sister Ignatia's heart in Chapter 45?
(a) Love.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Hope.
(d) Rage.

6. What is the name of the Sister of the Star that stands on the Grand Elder's right in Chapter 34?
(a) Anna.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Mae.

7. What phrase does Luna utter to make her grandmother transform in Chapter 43?
(a) "Return to who you are" (348).
(b) "Come back to me" (348).
(c) "Xan, Xan, Xan" (348).
(d) "Show yourself" (348).

8. What does Luna awaken on in Chapter 32?
(a) Atop a floating cloud.
(b) A bed of hay.
(c) A bloom of mushrooms.
(d) Her own bed.

9. What does Glerk tell Fyrian that size is in Chapter 39?
(a) An obscurity.
(b) A truth.
(c) A spectrum.
(d) A lie.

10. What does Sister Ignatia attempt to obtain from the madwoman in Chapter 40?
(a) Her boots.
(b) Her gloves.
(c) Her cloak.
(d) Her necklace.

11. What does Xan say to the woman who emerges from the woods in the end of Chapter 44?
(a) "Hello, Black Witch" (355).
(b) "Hello, Sister Ignatia" (355).
(c) "Hello, Sorrow Eater" (355).
(d) "Hello, Witch" (355).

12. What is the title of Chapter 28?
(a) "In Which a Witch Accidentally Enmagics an Infant."
(b) "The Queen of the Bog."
(c) "In Which Several People Go into the Woods."
(d) "In Which a Magical Child Is More Trouble by Half."

13. How many hands does Glerk have?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

14. What bird does Xan decide to transform herself into in Chapter 28?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A hawk.
(c) A swallow.
(d) A starling.

15. What did the madwoman enjoy doing as a little girl?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Singing.
(d) Riding a bike.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ethyne when her mother died?

2. What is the world described as being full with in the end of Chapter 42?

3. What does Luna recal Antain smelling like on the day she was taken in Chapter 44?

4. Glerk tells Fyrian that the Sorrow Eater is the reason that he was raised how, in Chapter 45?

5. What was Glerk's answer when Luna once asked him what happened to people when they die?

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