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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Alys feed Claire upon Claire's arrival in the village?
(a) Stew.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Broth.

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) He had cooked for his father.
(b) His father had sexually abused him.
(c) He had cleaned the house for his father.
(d) He had arranged social activities for his father.

4. Bethan suggests that the three girls should stop including a baby in their pretending games due to what reason?
(a) Because they have not been trained in caring for infants.
(b) Because she mother says it is bad luck.
(c) Because it is getting dark and they need to get home.
(d) Because a fairy may overhear and try to take the baby.

5. What is the one detail of Claire's arrival in the village that remains constant over time?
(a) She had come from the clouds.
(b) She had come from the sea.
(c) She had come from the sunshine.
(d) She had come from the river.

6. What reason does Einar give Claire when he tells her not to wear her gloves unless she is using the rope?
(a) He says the gloves will slip off if she is not using the rope.
(b) He says the gloves will make her hands too hot.
(c) He says she needs to feel with her fingers.
(d) He says the gloves are thin and will wear away by the end of the climb.

7. What type of bird attacks Claire during her assent up the cliff?
(a) A hawk.
(b) An eagle.
(c) An egret.
(d) A gull.

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

9. What reason does Claire give Alys for why her community had chosen to eradicate feelings of love in its citizens?
(a) Because they believed to do so would simplify everyone's lives.
(b) Because they believed to do so would please Trademaster.
(c) Because they believed to do so fixed many ills.
(d) Because they believed to do so would make the citizens easier to control.

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

11. How many rocks does Einar have Claire add to her sack each day before she runs the hillside path?
(a) One.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Ten.

12. To whose house do the villagers take Claire when they have pulled her from the water?
(a) Einar.
(b) Alys.
(c) Old Benedikt.
(d) Tall Andras.

13. What object does Claire tell Einar she will throw from the top of the cliff to let him know she has succeeded?
(a) A rock wrapped in red cloth.
(b) A rock wrapped in birch leaves.
(c) A rock wrapped in seaweed.
(d) A rock wrapped in plaid cloth.

14. What activity does Einar teach Claire how to do with a rope?
(a) To secure her position on the cliff.
(b) To lasso objects.
(c) To tie different types of knots.
(d) To construct a hammock.

15. What is the true cause of Claire's memory being triggered when she is making soup in the kitchen with Alys?
(a) Old Benedikt's comment that a woman's value lies in the number of children she bears.
(b) Alys's mention of the name Gabe.
(c) Alys's comment that the loss of another baby would break Bryn's heart.
(d) Old Benedikt's mention of the name Gabe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since giving birth to Bethan six years ago, how many children has Bryn lost before birth?

2. How old are the three best friends Delwyth, Bethan, and Eira at the time of Claire's arrival in the village?

3. In what material does Alys wrap Claire after rubbing her dry with a rough cloth?

4. What do the villagers call the act of leaving the village?

5. Though Claire does not remember how old she is, what does Alys judge Claire's age to be when she arrives in the village?

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