2. What does Kira realize she has never seen either dead or alive after she returns to the Edifice in Chapter 11?
(a) Blue flowers.
(b) A beast.
(c) A bear or a wolf.
(d) A crippled person.

3. What do Vandara and the other women threaten Kira with in Chapter 2?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Spears.
(c) Fists.
(d) Saplings.

4. Which character is allowed to speak first before the Council of Guardians in Chapter 3?
(a) Jamison.
(b) Kira.
(c) Vandara.
(d) Matt.

5. What does Annabella give Kira as a parting gift?
(a) Blue flowers.
(b) Colored threads.
(c) A plant.
(d) A blue handkerchief.

6. Which council member knew Kira's father?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Jamison.
(c) Vandar.
(d) Matt.

7. What does Kira eat the evening she returns from the Field of Leaving?
(a) Soup from Vandara's pot.
(b) Bread from Matt's house.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Food from her garden.

8. What does Jamison do while Vandara is presenting her accusation?
(a) Reads.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Takes notes.
(d) Watches Kira.

9. What is worn during the singing of the Ruin Song?
(a) The singer's robe.
(b) The singer's hat.
(c) The singer's cloak.
(d) The singer's stole.

10. Where will the weaver with the broken arm probably be sent?
(a) To the healer.
(b) To the Field of Leaving.
(c) To the next village.
(d) To the Council of Guardians.

11. What do the weavers offer Kira at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) A seat at the empty loom.
(b) Dyed threads.
(c) Advice on her task.
(d) A new robe.

12. According to village custom, what happens to a person's property once he or she dies from illness?
(a) All property and possessions are divided among the villagers.
(b) All property and possessions are burned.
(c) All property and possessions are divided among relatives.
(d) The Council of Guardians collects one-tenth of the property.

13. What verdict does the Council of Guardians render about Kira's case?
(a) Kira is to stay in the Council Edifice and the Guardians will take her property.
(b) Vandara is to be sent to the Field of Leaving.
(c) Kira is to stay in the Council Edifice and Vandara is given Kira's land.
(d) Kira is to be sent to the next village.

14. What is Kira's job in the Edifice?
(a) To repair and maintain the Singer's robe.
(b) To repair the Singer's hat.
(c) To knit the Ruin Singer a new stole.
(d) To embroider the Singer's cloak.

15. What gift do Kira and Thomas give Matt in Chapter 10?
(a) Dinner.
(b) A haircut.
(c) A hug.
(d) A bar of soap.