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The girl was constantly bragging about her musical abilities and everyone was getting tired of hearing her stories.

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The art museum contained a painting of a clear, calm sky.

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Annabella's home was a lone house on the path far from the village.

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A selected group of adults were the only ones allowed to view the new movie prior to its release.

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Kira’s work on the Singer’s robe was so beautiful and extraordinary that the villagers were in awe of it when they saw it at the Gathering.

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A harsh and unjust government that tries to impose its ways on its people is said to be this.

The Ruin Song tells only of destruction.

Annabella and Matt speak with the same dialect.

Who accompanied Kira on her journey?

What happened to Matt's father?

Where does Matt live?

Thomas took Christopher back to the healing village.

People in the Fen live luxurious lives.

One of the themes in the novel is personal strength and courage.

Christopher finds it ironic that his daughter considers Jamison as her mentor and protector.

Kira decided to go live in the village of the healing people with her father.

Which of the following characters is one of the story's antagonists?

Christopher was attacked during a hunt because he was...

Annabella's life could be best described as:

What is the word that Thomas uses to describe himself, Kira, and Jo?

The metal clanging noise that Kira and Thomas hear during the Ruin Song is:

What is different about the people "yonder?"

What is in the bag that Matt and Christopher bring to Kira?

Vandara's tale about her encounter with a beast is:

The Singer has all of the following EXCEPT:

The search for the color blue is symbolic of the search for all of the following EXCEPT:

Even though most of the story is serious, one character provides humor throughout. Which character is it?

"The threads began to sing to her. Not a song of words or tones, but a pulsing, a quivering in her hands as if they had life," is an example of

"Ruin. Rebuilding. Ruin again. Regrowth." is an example of:

Which of the following characters is the story’s protagonist?

Katrina reminds Kira that something about her twisted leg makes her strong. It is:

Kira felt awkward her first night at the Council Edifice.

Thomas has a key to the doors in the Council Edifice.

In order to help Kira remember the plant names, Thomas volunteered to do this

Kira returned to her new home and asked Jamison for

What is Thomas' job?

What story was told on the Singer's robe?

What had happened to Jo's parents?

Who gives Kira a key to get into the room with the crying child?

A very empathetic and compassionate person. Was hated by her village for their disabilities and is taken in by the Council for their weaving skills.

A very empathetic and compassionate person. Was hated by her village for their disabilities and is taken in by the Council for their weaving skills.

A charismatic leader and skilled hunter. Reunited with their daughter at the end of the novel.

A very compassionate person who gave it all to take care of their daughter.

Another of Kira's friends who works for the Council. They are a very talented artist and carver. He spends his day preparing the Singer's staff for the Gathering.

A very compasionate and caring person, also friends of Kira. They are a skilled hunter in their village, whose best friend is their dog Branch.

They ara shown to be caring and a father figure to Kira, who she she has a lot of trust on them.

An old and powerful person who is head of the council, organizes the annual Gathering and encourages using the children as slaves for their abilities.

They were considered a very wise and smart person. They were also a very talented weaver and spoke the truth about the monsters in the forest to Kira.

Slave of the Council who is a talented singer, and it is trained to be the next Singer at the annual Gathering.

Kira acts as an adult throughout the novel,

Thomas begins to show more compassion, Matt acts as a messenger.

This represents the theme of:

The Council of Guardians create a myth about beasts.

This represents the theme of:

Individuals with disabilities are not valued and placed in the Field of Leaving.

This represents the theme of:

Privileged men/boys are the only ones allowed to read.

This represents the theme of:

Kira watches over her mother’s spirit in the

Field of Leaving; Matt brings Kira her items from her burned cott.

This represents the theme of:

 "My mother's spirit has gone," she acknowledged. "I watched it leave her body. It was like mist...”

 "She had seen the cindered fragments of her childhood life whirl into the sky as well."

 "She drags that dead leg around like a useless burden."

(The fire)…”crackled and spat under the huge iron kettle.”

Thomas is a talented Carver; Jo’s singing was known by the people of the Fen.

This represents the theme of: