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Gathering Blue: Chapters 1-6

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Kira is in the Field of Leaving, waiting for her mother's spirit to complete its leave-taking, this part of the story is the

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

2.

What was the cause of Kira's mother's death?

a)

She died of an uncertain illness.

b)

She died of an infection after being stuck by a bone needle.

c)

The Guardians killed her.

d)

She decided she wanted to be with Christopher.

3.

What is the flaw that puts Kira's life in danger?

a)

A broken arm

b)

A twisted leg

c)

A nasty attitude

d)

Poor eyesight

4.

What does the reader learn about Kira's family from Kira's thoughts about her mother in Chapter One?

a)

Her grandfather, Christopher, was killed by Vandara and the beasts, and her father was a Chief Guardian.

b)

Her father, Christopher was a hunter, and her grandfather died from a high fever that struck the village.

c)

Her grandfather was a Chief Guardian, and her father, Christopher was taken by beasts while hunting and is presumed to be dead.

d)

Her grandmother was a Chief Guardian, and her father, Christopher, was killed by another hunter in the hunting party.

5.

Why was Kira's cott burned?

a)

There was a forest fire.

b)

This was always done after sickness

c)

The people in the community were mean.

d)

Kira left the stove on.

6.

Matt is hostile toward Kira.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which event signals the beginning of the rising action?

a)

Kira's memories of her mother's story of why Kira wasn't taken at birth.

b)

A woman darted out of a clump of trees and brazenly pulled carrots from the garden Kira had tended with her mother.

c)

Using her stick, she limped toward the path that led back to the village.

d)

When Matt whispered, "Vandara," in answer to Kira's question of who was against her returning to the village.

8.

Exchanging pleasantries is common in Kira's village.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Kira did not have a choice in the decision to appear before the Council of Guardians.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Why is the Ruin Song so important?

a)

Vandara sings it

b)

The people love to dance to it

c)

It has a lovely tune

d)

It tells the entire story of the people over countless centuries

11.
Who taught Kira's mother the art of dyeing cloth?
a)
Maria
b)
Katrina
c)
Annabella
d)
Matt
12.
What is Kira's new job?
a)
She watches over the tykes
b)
She is the new weaver of the Singer's robe
c)
She is a hunter in the Field of the Leaving
d)
She is an apothecary to the villagers
13.
What does Kira touch in her pocket?
a)
Twigs from the Field of the Leaving 
b)
Fur from the beasts in the forest
c)
Thread from sewing
d)
A scrap of cloth and her mother's comb
14.

So far, who is the antagonist in this story?

a)

Matt

b)

The Council of Guardians

c)

Vandara

d)

Matt