Gathering Blue

Where is Kira when the story opens? 

• Her cott
• In the forest
• With the tykes
• At the Field of Leaving

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What has happened to Kira's Father?

• He was taken by beasts while hunting
• He died from a high fever that struck the village
• He was killed by Vandara
• He ate poisonous berries while hunting

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What is Kira waiting for in the Field of the Leaving?

• Her mother to find her because she is lost
• Her father to appear after a hunt
• An animal to kill for dinner
• The spirit of Katrina to leave her body

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Why is Kira using a walking stick?

• She broke her leg running in the Field of the Leaving
• She has a crippled, twisted leg
• She likes to use it for support
• She does not use a walking stick

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Who is Vandara and what does she look like?

• She is Kira's mother and she is pretty
• She is another villager with a crippled leg
• She is Kira's sister and she very tall
• She is trying to take Kira's cot and she has a she has a scar on her face

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Who taught Kira's mother the art of dyeing cloth?

• Maria
• Katrina
• Annabella
• Matt

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What is Kira's new job?

• She watches over the tykes
• She is the new weaver of the Singer's robe
• She is a hunter in the Field of the Leaving
• She is an apothecary to the villagers

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What does Kira touch in her pocket?

• Twigs from the Field of the Leaving 
• Fur from the beasts in the forest
• Thread from sewing
• A scrap of cloth and her mother's comb

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Who is Thomas?

• He helps Kira weave the singer's robe
• He is a carver and makes items out of wood
• He is a tyke that is kept at the edifice
• Thomas is  not in Gathering Blue

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What does Kira wear in remembrance of her Mother and Father?

• Clothes of blue dye
• A walking stick
• A pendant that her father gave to her mother
• The Singer's Robe

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