Multiple Choice

1. C (Various chapters)

2. D (Various chapters)

3. B (Various chapters)

4. A (Various chapters)

5. D (Various chapters)

6. C (Various chapters)

7. A (Various chapters)

8. C (Various chapters)

9. B (Various chapters)

10. B (Various chapters)

11. A (Various chapters)

12. D (Various chapters)

13. C (Various chapters)

14. A (Various chapters)

15. D (Various chapters)

Long Answer

1. Kira and Branch both have a physical difference that causes others to look down on them. Matt’s friendship with Kira and his rescue of Branch show that he is a compassionate person who does not discriminate in the ways that others in their society do. (Various chapters)

2. The Council brings Kira into the Edifice to serve the Council’s purposes and record their version of the community’s past. But Kira is not as easily harnessed as some of the other artists they have used, and she eventually decides that the purpose of her art is to serve her own vision and even to challenge the power structure of her society. (Various chapters)