Gathering Blue study guide
For each chapter, write a chapter title on the first line (under 10 words, no spoilers). Then write a
short (1-3 sentence) summary of the chapter. Answer the questions with enough detail to make it
clear you understand.
Chapter 1 (1-11): _________________________________________________
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What is the setting (time and place)?
What is described in the flashback?
What is the significance of the number of syllables in a person’s name?
Write down a quote that shows Matt using dialect.
What does it mean to be from the Fen?
What do you think “cott” and “tyke” mean?
Chapter 2 (12-20): _________________________________________________
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How is Vandara rumored to have gotten her scar?
What are two character traits for Vandara and why did you choose them?
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Chapter 3 (21-30): _________________________________________________
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What does the Edifice look like? What inference can you make based on this description?
What are five reasons Vandara gives to cast out Kira?
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Chapter 4 (31-45): _________________________________________________
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Who was Kira’s father and what happened to him?
What’s another rumor about Vandara?
What is unusual about Kira’s scrap of cloth?
Chapter 5 (46-55): _________________________________________________
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What is the purpose of bringing up what happened to Camilla?
Chapter 6 (56-66): _________________________________________________
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Describe the new setting.
Matt has saved six things for Kira. List them and rank them in order of importance
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Chapter 7 (67-76): _________________________________________________
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What happened to Thomas’ parents?
Chapter 8 (77-86): _________________________________________________
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What is significant about Matt not knowing what “gift” means?
Matt is a round character. List three of his character traits and how he shows them.
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Write a quote that shows Annabella using dialect.
What is ironic about the plant used for yellow dye?
Make a prediction after you read page 86 (the last page of chapter 8).
Chapter 9 (87-99): _________________________________________________
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What difference is shown in how girls and boys are treated?
What foreshadowing does Thomas provide on page 92?
Chapter 10 (100-106): _________________________________________________
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What do Thomas and Kira’s childhood creations have in common?
Chapter 11 (107-114): _________________________________________________
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What do you think happened to Kira’s father?
Chapter 12 (115-121): _________________________________________________
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What do they think the crying could be?
Stop at the end of chapter 12 and write down a prediction.
Chapter 13 (122-129): _________________________________________________
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What do Thomas and Kira have in common with Jo?
Chapter 14 (130-138): _________________________________________________
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What does Marlena reveal about Jo’s songs (using dialect)?
The “tender” is a flat character. What character trait(s) does he have?
What do you think happened to Annabella?
Chapter 15 (139-146): _________________________________________________
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What suspicious idea does Kira think of (remember how the book indicates that she is thinking)?
Chapter 16 (147-154): _________________________________________________
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Kira is a dynamic character. What are two changes she goes through during her character
development and how are they shown?
At first she is
She changes to become
This is shown by
Chapter 17 (155-166): _________________________________________________
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Describe the new setting.
What foreshadowing occurs when they discuss the blank spaces on the Robe and Staff?
Chapter 18 (167-173): _________________________________________________
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What is the Song of Ruin about? Can you figure out what the words mean?
Chapter 19 (174-181): _________________________________________________
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What terms are used to introduce Kira, Thomas, and Jo?
What foreshadowing occurs when the Singer arrives?
Chapter 20 (182-190): _________________________________________________
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How does Matt describe the people “yonder”?
At the end of the chapter, what do you think Kira has seen?
Chapter 21 (191-198): _________________________________________________
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What is the blind man’s secret?
Chapter 22 (199-208): _________________________________________________
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How did Vandara get her scar?
Chapter 23 (209-215): _________________________________________________
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Why does Kira stay (see the foreshadowing from chapter 17)?