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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Claire love for its playfulness?
(a) Orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

2. Claire goes to see Einar on a winter day primarily in order to ask him about what aspect of his past?
(a) His lack of a mother.
(b) The loss of his brother.
(c) His attempt to climb out.
(d) His relationship with his birth mother.

3. What does Einar mean when he tells Claire that he had been a wife to his father "in other ways too terrible to mention"? (206).
(a) His father had sexually abused him.
(b) He had arranged social activities for his father.
(c) He had cleaned the house for his father.
(d) He had cooked for his father.

4. What solution does Alys prepare that she hopes will help Bryn make it full-term in her current pregnancy?
(a) Strawberry leaf infusion.
(b) Blueberry leaf infusion.
(c) Raspberry leaf infusion.
(d) Marionberry leaf infusion.

5. What type of animal inspires the greatest fear in Claire once she arrives in the village?
(a) Birds.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Mice.
(d) Cows.

6. What item does Claire inadvertently lose during her climb out?
(a) One glove.
(b) The water gourd.
(c) The herb salve.
(d) The rock for signalling Einar.

7. With what tool had Trademaster hacked off half of each of Einar's feet after Einar had refused to trade with him?
(a) A scythe.
(b) A machete.
(c) A saw.
(d) A hatchet.

8. Alys and Old Benedikt tell Tall Andras that Claire cannot be wed until what condition is met?
(a) Claire has regained her memory.
(b) He proves to be a good provider.
(c) The leader of the village gives his consent.
(d) Claire's parents are located.

9. What word do Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira use during their pretend tea party that is wholly unfamiliar to Claire?
(a) Love.
(b) Fun.
(c) Queen.
(d) Mama.

10. What item does Alys remove from the bottom of her trunk so that Claire may smell its scent?
(a) A bouquet of sunflowers.
(b) A bouquet of chrysanthemums.
(c) A bouquet of dandelions.
(d) A bouquet of beach roses.

11. What is a selkie?
(a) A mythical seal creature.
(b) A mythical mermaid creature.
(c) A mythical narwhal creature.
(d) A mythical walrus creature.

12. One village legend says that when Tall Andras had come upon Claire, he had uttered what one word aloud?
(a) Her.
(b) Yes.
(c) Mine.
(d) Girl.

13. What is NOT one of the items Claire takes with her when she climbs out?
(a) A rope.
(b) A knife.
(c) A water gourd.
(d) Yellow-wing.

14. Who becomes Alys's new apprentice once Claire has made it clear that she will not take Alys's place as the village healer?
(a) Bryce.
(b) Delwyth.
(c) Bethan.
(d) Bryn.

15. From whom had Alys inherited her carved wooden trunk?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alys feed Claire upon Claire's arrival in the village?

2. What activity does Einar teach Claire how to do with a rope?

3. What job does Einar perform after his attempt to leave the village ends in failure?

4. What reason does Einar give Claire for why she must start her climb in the nighttime?

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

(see the answer keys)

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