Charecters
How was Luna enmagicked?
She drank from the moon (p. 25-26)
What is the Day of Sacrifice for the people in the Protectorate?
A) A day when the youngest baby is left in the forest.
B) A day when the oldest person is left out in the forest.
C) A day when they honor the Grand Elder
A) A day when the youngest baby is left in the forest. (p. 303)
Where was Luna born?
In the Protectorate (p. 6-27)
Who is the Sorrow Eater?
Sister Ignatia
What objects did the Madwoman create in her cell?
Paper birds (p. 94-99)
Who was Antain? Can you list 4 things we know about him?
An elder in training, Gherland's nephew, husband to Ethyne, carpenter (p. 5, 116 & 147)
What does the Day of Sacrifice mean for the people in the Free Cities?
A) A day when the youngest baby is left in the woods for the Sorrow Eater.
B) A day when the oldest person is left in the woods for the Sorrow Eater.
C) A day when a family receives a special baby from the Protectorate.
C) A day when a family receives a special baby from the Protectorate. (p. 20)
Where did Zosimos & Fyrian's mother die?
In the volcano (p. 77 & 365)
What object did Luna discover in place of Sorrow Eaters heart?
A pearl (p. 362-363 & 366)
How does Luna use magic to save everyone from the volcano?
She creates magic bubbles (p. 371-372)
Who did Zosimos warn the other scholars about?
The Sorrow Eater(p. 222-223)
How did the Star Children get their name?
The Witch fed them starlight on their way to the Free Cities. (p. 20)
Where was the madwoman kept for all those years?
The tower with the Sisters
Who wakes up the Protectorate to the Sorrow Eaters trickery?
Ethyne (p. 310-315)
What animal does Xan turn into?
A sparrow (p. 66)
Who is the witch in the woods at the BEGINNING of the story?
Who is the witch in the woods at the END of the story?
Beginning = Xan
End = Luna
(p. 15 & 385)
How did Antain plan on ending the Day of Sacrifice and saving his child from being sacrificed to the Witch?
He believes he can find the Witch and kill her. (p. 203-205)
At the end of the book, Glerk takes Xan away. Where does he take her?
The Bog (p. 383-384)
Towards the end of the book, the Sorrow Eater is finally revealed and someone tries to kill her for her crimes. Who is this person?
Fyrian (p. 365 & 378-379)
Who stopped Luna's magic?
Xan (p. 78-79)
What shape was the birthmark at the center of the madwoman and her daughters foreheads?
crescent moon (p. 10)
Who started the idea of the Day of Sacrifice?
The Sorrow Eater (p. 359-366)
What is a bog?
A muddy, marshy, wetland
How did Luna defeat the Sorrow Eater?
She cracked open her heart and all the sorrow leaked out. (p. 362-367)
How does the Madwoman escape the Tower?
She turns the bars of her window into paper, and her paper birds carry her into the forest