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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is most interested in Eilis?

2. What is sitting on the altar Sorcha finds?

3. Where are the nearest people to Sorcha when she is in the village alone?

4. What is the name of Colum's homeland?

5. Who are enemies to Sorcha's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is starwort?

2. What does the Lady of the Forest say to Sorcha after her attack?

3. How does Sorcha describe Finbar, Padriac, and Conor at the beginning of the book?

4. Who helps the prisoner, and why?

5. What counsel is Sorcha given after the ceremony?

6. How does Finbar especially help Sorcha after her attack?

7. What exciting news of Conor does Father Brien tell ?

8. What makes the shirts for her brothers so hard to weave ?

9. What bad news does Liam hear about home?

10. After the ceremony, what does Sorcha find in a cave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do the instances of gratitude affect the characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Sorcha endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

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