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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 17, how long has Matt been missing?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Nine days.
(c) A month.
(d) Two days.

2. While learning the plants used to create cloth dyes, what has Kira also been learning?
(a) How to carve.
(b) How to tell the future.
(c) How to sing.
(d) How to read.

3. Who accompanies Kira to her room after the Ruin song is over?
(a) No one.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Annabella.
(d) Matt.

4. How will Kira know what to embroider on the blank patch of cloth?
(a) She will dream her designs.
(b) Annabella will tell her what to embroider.
(c) The guardians will tell her what to embroider.
(d) Her fingers will know.

5. Who has Kira not seen during her stay in the Edifice?
(a) Christopher.
(b) The Master Guardian.
(c) The Ruin Singer.
(d) The cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title is Kira given during the Ruin song ceremony?

2. Who walks through a storm to visit Kira?

3. How is Jo supposed to contact Thomas if she needs help?

4. What does the storm keep Kira from doing in Chapter 12?

5. What does Thomas recall from his childhood in the Edifice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Gathering ceremony resemble?

2. What does Thomas claim to have heard in Chapter 12 and how do the children react to his claim?

3. What is Jamison's role in the attack on Christopher?

4. Who is the blind man and what is his significance in the story?

5. How does Thomas demonstrate his mischievous side and surprise Kira in Chapter 15?

6. How does Kira react when Jamison refuses to allow her to watch over Annabella's body in the Field of Leaving?

7. Describe the Fen.

8. Describe Thomas, Kira, and Matt's exploration of the lower floor of the Edifice.

9. Why does Kira cry after returning from Jo's room at the end of Chapter 16?

10. Describe the village Matt encountered on his journey to find "blue".

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