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1. Where does Miri want to go and what does her pa say about it?

Miri wakes before her family and plans to go to the linder mine to prepare for the traders' arrival. Pa will not let her.

2. What do Marda and Miri do and what does Miri tell Marda she wants to do?

Miri her sister Marda go through the chores and Miri says she is determined to trade with the lowlander Enrik, who is stingy.

3. What is linder and why has Miri not been allowed in the linder mines?

Miri has never been allowed in the linder mines and she does not know why. Linder is the village's only natural resource and is valuable to trade to lowlanders.

4. What did Pa want to name Miri and why didn't he do so?

Miri's Pa wanted her name to be Linder, but her mother did not want her to be named after a stone.

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