2. How does Matt describe the people he met on his journey?
(a) Dark and mysterious.
(b) Tall and powerful.
(c) Broken, but quiet and nice.
(d) Joyful and strong.

3. Where does Kira's friend Marlena work?
(a) In the weaving shed.
(b) In the potter's shed.
(c) In the Fen.
(d) In the Edifice.

4. What is the atmosphere in the Council Edifice as people gather for the singing of the Ruin song?
(a) Raucous and rowdy.
(b) Joyous and noisy.
(c) Solemn and respectful.
(d) Filled with wailing and sadness.

5. What gift does the stranger give to Kira in Chapter 21?
(a) A pot of blue dye.
(b) The plants to make blue dye.
(c) The Book of History.
(d) A bag of seeds.

6. Why isn't Kira allowed to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?
(a) She cannot travel outside the Edifice until after the Ruin Song.
(b) Jamison tells her she doesn't have time to spare.
(c) Jamison tells her she will be tainted for the ceremony.
(d) Matt is already in the Field watching over Annabella.

7. What valuable skill does Kira believe Matt possesses?
(a) The ability to grow blue flowers.
(b) The ability to prophesy.
(c) The ability to make blue dye.
(d) The ability to make people laugh.

8. Who does Matt see in the Field of Leaving in Chapter 14?
(a) Christopher.
(b) Jo.
(c) Jamison.
(d) Vandara.

9. What does the storm keep Kira from doing in Chapter 12?
(a) Traveling to Annabella's house.
(b) Working.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Boiling dyes.

10. What is Matt's "big" gift for Kira in Chapter 21?
(a) Her father, Christopher.
(b) A bag of seeds.
(c) A pot of blue dye.
(d) Annabella.

11. How does Matt's mother react to her son's absence?
(a) She didn't know he was missing.
(b) She is mourning the loss of her son.
(c) She is glad he is gone.
(d) She begs Thomas to find Matt.

12. What does Jamison expect Kira to tell everyone with her needle and thread?
(a) The future.
(b) The past.
(c) Whatever the guardians say.
(d) Her story.

13. Where does Christopher ask Kira to go?
(a) Back to his village to begin a new life.
(b) Down to the dungeon.
(c) To the woods to find blue flowers.
(d) With him to the Council of Guardians.

14. How does Thomas open the locks in the Edifice?
(a) With a key he carved.
(b) With a metal stick.
(c) By unscrewing the lock faces.
(d) With a stolen key.

15. In Chapter 12, what sound has Thomas heard at night?
(a) An eerie singing.
(b) A metallic scraping.
(c) A crying child.
(d) An electronic humming.