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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. What can Leader see is ahead for Matty and Kira?
2. How does Seer know Matty and Kira have entered Forest?
3. What color are Leader's eyes?
4. What tips Matty off that Frolic has eaten a bird?
5. Where is Frolic while Kira is working on her tapestry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Kira scorned by the people of her village and why is she needed?
2. What were some of the things Kira had done for Matty when he was a child?
3. Describe what Matty sees when he is healing Forest.
4. What is the memory Matty has about Jean as he's talking to Kira when they camp for the first night in Forest? What does he tell Kira about Jean?
5. Describe Kira's injuries from the first day in Forest and what she does to try to make the second day of traveling less painful.
6. What is the message Seer asks Matty to give Kira and why is Matty supposed to give Kira a message at all?
7. What is Matty's reaction when Kira takes out her embroider and what does Kira discover after she's worked at it?
8. Why does Matty tell Kira to take up her embroidery again in chapter nineteen?
9. What has Seer discovered about the changes of the Forest from his home and how does he make this discovery?
10. What are some of the changes Matty notes about Forest as he begins his journey?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the author's purpose of referring to "Village" rather than "the village?" Does the author serve this purpose? Is the purpose the same when referring to "Forest?" Why does Matty live in "Village" while Kira lives in "the village?"
Essay Topic 2
There are two widows referred to in the story - Stocktender's widow and Gatherer's widow. Why do the two women not have a name of their own? What does this say about the society? What does it say about the people?
Essay Topic 3
What might have happened if Matty had chosen not to give his life in order to heal the land? Why was Matty willing to make that sacrifice?
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