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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What quality of the villagers' discovery of Claire is one they have never experienced before?
(a) They have never seen a girl with red hair.
(b) No newcomer has ever appeared in the village.
(c) They have never seen a girl with such pale skin.
(d) They have never seen a girl with blue eyes.

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

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

4. Until what age had Einar been raised by someone other than his father?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

5. Whose death provides Claire with a lesson about mortality before the death of Tall Andras's mother?
(a) Old Benedikt.
(b) An old fisherman who dies in his sleep.
(c) Bryn.
(d) Einar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had kept Einar's father from flinging his infant body into the fire on the day of Einar's birth?

2. When Claire tells Einar that she wants to climb out, what is his first reply?

3. What type of footwear does Claire always wear during her time living in the village?

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

5. What does Claire do with the signalling rock before she throws it down to Einar?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Trademaster's appearance described in the narrative?

2. What does Claire decide to do in order to regain her lost memories?

3. What is Trademaster's attitude toward Claire's longing for her son?

4. Why do Bethan, Delwyth, and Eira stop playing a pretend game involving babies and instead switch to playing tea party?

5. What is the significance of Claire's outburst after Bryn gives birth to a healthy baby girl?

6. What does Einar reveal to Claire about his father?

7. For what purpose does Claire venture out of her house on a winter day to seek out Einar?

8. What elements of the job of fisherman make it dangerous for villagers who undertake the position?

9. How does Claire's reaction to reaching the summit of the hill path change over time?

10. What examples of Einar's father's abuse within Einar's story involve Alys?

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