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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The story is told from the perspective of three members of the _______ Dragon House.
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Gold.
(d) Red.

2. Bird is alarmed at his situation and tries to ground himself, but he is told that ______is illegal.
(a) Shamanism.
(b) Sorcery.
(c) Witchcraft.
(d) Voodoo.

3. Madrone tries a risky method of healing that involves ______ the disease and then curing it inside yourself.
(a) Spelling.
(b) Absorbing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Cursing.

4. Chapter 8 ends with a ______ in which the city dwellers take to the streets to celebrate.
(a) Hailstorm.
(b) Rain storm.
(c) Sun shower.
(d) Rainbow.

5. The rebels in the South need a healer and dreamer and Lily believes that ______ is a likely candidate.
(a) Rio.
(b) Nita.
(c) Maya.
(d) Madrone.

6. The three work for the _____ council and their work has them sampling water in the surrounding regions.
(a) Defense.
(b) Toxics.
(c) Streams and Rivers.
(d) Environmental.

7. _____ goes into deep trance to help her patients energetically as well as spiritually. However, it is not always successful.
(a) Maya.
(b) Bird.
(c) Madrone.
(d) La Vieja.

8. The chapter opens with Bird recovering his memories and power. He enacts a _______ to "get me out of here".
(a) Deception.
(b) Curse.
(c) Spell.
(d) Ruse.

9. The Fifth Sacred Thing focuses on one family in the egalitarian community in the city of _________.
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Laguna Beach.
(d) San Francisco.

10. The voice of the North represents _______ and its guardian animal is the White Deer.
(a) Air.
(b) Fire.
(c) Earth.
(d) Water.

11. Maya's romantic involvements are described in the first chapter, and she is openly ______, which is accepted in the culture of the City.
(a) Heterosexual.
(b) Bisexual.
(c) Homosexual.
(d) Polysexual.

12. In Chapter 8, Bird returns to the city and arrives at the _______ Dragon House to find Madrone in bed.
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

13. Although exhausted, Madrone joins Maya on the trek to the shrine of the ______ Sacred things.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

14. The other two that return to the house in Chapter 9 are _____ and Nita. The return of the three eases tensions between Madrone and Bird.
(a) Comfrey.
(b) Jade.
(c) Sade.
(d) Sage.

15. The members of the house construct ______ to their deceased loved ones and share stories with one another.
(a) Altars.
(b) Wreaths.
(c) Messages.
(d) Biers.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Monsters suffer from ______ that occurred as a result of the damaged environment from a nuclear reactor.

2. In the beginning of the second chapter, Bird, the grandson of Maya, who is currently in ______.

3. __________ agrees to remain for a few days to recuperate.

4. Madrone brings Maya tea and they talk about ______before she heads off to go to Council, the city's form of governance.

5. Within the military regime are two different factions. One is called _____ and represents the military wing.

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