Gathering Blue

Where does Kira travel to at the start of Chapter 3?

• The Council Edifice

• The weavers shed

• Matt's cot

• Through the woods to the next village

What happens at the yearly Gathering that Kira's people attend?

• Someone sings a song that tells the entire history of people

• They hold a huge feast to celebrate the harvest

• They compete against each other in various games

• People vote for who the next leader is going to be

What is the Ruin that Kira refers to?

• A deadly disease that affected the village

• A time when all their crops died and caused a famine

• The end of the civilization of their ancestors

• The crumbling stone building in their town built by an ancient civilization

What does the headquarters of the Council of Guardians resemble? (use context clues)

• A library

• A bank

• A church

• A skyscraper

How did Kira know the rituals of ceremony that are expected toward the object on the table before the Council of Guardians?

• By guessing

• By listening to her mother

• By watching similar ceremonies in the past

• By reading about the rituals

How do the members of the council respond to Kira's ritual actions toward the object on the table?

• The nod their approval

• They scold her for her clumsiness

• They frown

• They chuckle

What accusation does Vandara make against Kira concerning the village tykes (children)?

• Kira scolds them for making noise

• Kira tells them stories and teaches them games

• Kira takes them out to explore the dangerous woods

• Kira convinces them to be pranksters

Why is Kira not required to defend herself before the Council of Guardians?

• She is a woman

• She is the defendant

• She is too young

• She is an orphan

During the trial, what does Kira feel in her pocket that reminds her of a memory she has with her mother?

• A smooth black stone

• A colored piece of glass

• A small square of cloth

• A small horsehair brush