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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two: Chapters 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire name the bird brought to her by Einar?
(a) Orange-wing.
(b) Red-wing.
(c) Purple-wing.
(d) Yellow-wing.

2. For how long had Einar trained his body before his climb out of the village?
(a) Weeks.
(b) Years.
(c) Months.
(d) Days.

3. Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira call a little corner of what type of natural feature their Tea Place?
(a) A beach.
(b) A group of tidepools.
(c) A marsh.
(d) A meadow.

4. What is the process of birthing called in the community?
(a) The Duty.
(b) The Blessed Event.
(c) The Task.
(d) The Happening.

5. What excuse does the male Nurturer give when leaving work early on the last day Claire's son is at the Nurturing Center?
(a) He says he is sad about the child's coming murder.
(b) He says he has a stomachache.
(c) He says he has a feeling that his son Jonas needs him.
(d) He says he has a headache.

Short Answer Questions

1. A community citizen is given his or her own dwelling only after what event occurs?

2. When Claire feels she has mastered the running of the hillside path, what does Einar do to make the task more difficult?

3. When Claire goes to the school to pick up the biology posters, what is the reason that there are no children in the school?

4. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?

5. What is the one detail of Claire's arrival in the village that remains constant over time?

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