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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. What "small" gift does Matt bring to Kira in Chapter 20?
(a) A bundle of white threads.
(b) A bundle of blue threads.
(c) A scrap of blue cloth.
(d) A blue flower.

2. In Chapter 16, what is Jo doing in her room when Thomas and Kira find her?
(a) Singing.
(b) Staring out the window.
(c) Playing.
(d) Sleeping.

3. Who/what does Kira ask about Matt's location?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Jamison.
(c) The embroidered scrap of cloth.
(d) Jo.

4. What does Kira do while she waits for the storm in Chapter 12 to pass?
(a) Cleans the bathroom.
(b) Explores the Edifice with her friends.
(c) Works.
(d) Embroiders her mother's dress.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What political office was Kira's father to be appointed to before his "death"?

2. What comment does Marlena make about Jo?

3. According to Matt, where is Jo from?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 17, how long has Matt been missing?

5. What infirmity does the stranger waiting in Kira's room after the singing of the Ruin song have?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are Kira, Thomas, and Jo treated during the Gathering ceremony?

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

4. How do the villagers and Matt's family react to his absence?

5. Describe what is known about the character Jo by the end of Chapter 13.

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

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

8. Why is Kira's father still alive?

9. Describe Kira and Thomas' visit to Jo in Chapter 16.

10. How does Kira spend her rainy day in Chapter 12?

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