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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. Which character is waiting with Matt for Kira at the Edifice?

2. Why does Matt take some of Kira's belongings in Chapter 5?

3. Who is Thomas?

4. How did Thomas become an orphan?

5. What does Matt attempt to take from Kira in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kira prepare for her trial in Chapter 3?

2. What does Matt manage to save from Kira's cott before it is burned?

3. What wisdom is apparent in the Council's decision in Chapter 5?

4. Describe the confrontation between Vandara and Kira in Chapter 2.

5. How is Matt's relationship with Branch similar to his friendship with Kira?

6. Describe what readers know about Kira after reading Chapter 1.

7. Describe Kira's scrap of cloth. Why does she keep it near her?

8. Describe Kira's living quarters in the Edifice.

9. What are Kira's options for defense during the trial?

10. What comforts Kira on her first night away from home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is literacy linked to power in the novel? What are the Guardians attempting to control by keeping more than half the population illiterate? How will Kira's ability to read affect her character? How might it affect all women in her society?

Essay Topic 2

What value is placed on human life in Kira's society? How does the attitude prevalent towards the value of life affect education, employment, family life, and the development of society? How might this attitude affect the future survival of Kira's people?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the cycles evident in the novel. Is the purpose of the Singer's robe to predict cycles, prevent cycles, or break cycles, and why? If the robe, staff, and Ruin Song are unable to break the cycle that destroys societies, what will?

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