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Gathering Blue: Chapters 1-3
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1.
Why was Kira so sad at the beginning of the story?
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What choice did Kira receive in the council chambers because she was only a two-syllable girl?
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What did Vandara do that worried Kira when she arrived in the council chambers?
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How do the people measure a person's age?
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Why did they burn Kira's cott?
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Why didn't Kira think that anyone would want her now?
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Why was Kira's mother allowed to keep a handicapped child?
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How did the people know of their history?
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Why was Kira's cott the only one burned?
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How did Kira get the women not to stone her?
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What did Vandara tell the Elders that made no sense at all?
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Why was Kira afraid as she left her mother's body?
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What special skills does Kira have?
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Who was appointed to be Kira's defender?
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Why did the women want the land that Kira's cott had been on?
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1. Her mother had died.
2. She could defend herself, or one of the Elders would defend her.
3. She bowed to the Elders, and Kira had not.
4. by syllables in the name
5. To stop the spread of sickness, in case her mother was contagious.
6. Handicapped people were not accepted in her society.
7. Her father had been a leader in their village and had a lot of power.
8. Once a year, the Singer sang their entire history in the Song.
9. Her mother had been the only person to get sick.
10. She convinced them that the Council of Guardians should be the ones to decide her fate.
11. She told them that Kira ate too much.
12. She was all alone in the world.
13. She tells wonderful stories, and she can weave beautiful pictures into fabric.
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15. They wanted to make a pen for the little children and chickens.