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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. When Bryn gives birth to a healthy baby girl, what does Claire shout at Alys?
(a) "Give me the baby!"
(b) "Don't take it from her!"
(c) "It cannot be a girl!"
(d) "Believe me!"

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

3. What reason does Claire give for refusing to leave the village by boat?
(a) She relishes the challenge of climbing the cliff.
(b) The inlet does not go out into the sea.
(c) She is terrified of the sea.
(d) She does not know anything about sailing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what malady has Tall Andras's mother been plagued for months by the time he creates the mommet?

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

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).

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

5. What item does Alys remove from the bottom of her trunk so that Claire may smell its scent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Einar name as his primary strategy in surviving the abuse at his father's hand?

3. What is the only thing Claire remembers from her past once she arrives in the village after fleeing the community by boat?

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

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

6. What does Alys tell Claire about the power of scent?

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

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

9. What is the relationship between Alys and Old Benedikt?

10. What idea does Einar get after seeing Claire hold Bryn's baby?

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