Gathering Blue Questions 16-20 Kyla Koslov, Brendan Geissel,Nick Gronda, Sam Klein

Why did Kira ask Thomas to take his piece of wood when they went to see Jo? Give evidence to support your answer. By: Kyla Koslov Kira asks Thomas to take his piece of wood with him because Kira wanted him to have comfort and wanted them to get a warning if something dangerous was about to happen. Kira stated “I feel that we should,” because Kira has knowledges that help her know about what the future is going to bring. Kira knew that it was a risk to visit Jo, so she wanted to bring her cloth for comfort and wanted Thomas to bring his piece of wood so she would feel safe.

CHAPTER 9: Why do you think the worship object is? ANSWER: I think the worship object represents a religious cross because in the novel, it says, “The entire audience bowed respectfully toward the little crossed construction of wood (198).” A religious cross is made of wood and is two straight pieces of wood crossed with each other, therefore it matches the description of the worship object. Question Created By: Nicolas J. Gronda

Do you think Kira will go “yonder” to get blue dye Do you think Kira will go “yonder” to get blue dye? Why is getting blue dye so important? How does this relate to the beginning of the story? Yes, I think Kira will go yonder to get blue dye for the robe. Blue dye is so important because Kira needs it to finish the robe. This relates to the beginning of the story because Kira’s life is relying on finishing that robe. If she doesn’t finish the robe then she will most likely be sent to the Field. This relates to the beginning of the story because if Kira did not have the strong grip then she would die. By: Brendan Geissel

In chapter 17, when Kira asked the woman from the fen if she knew where Jo was, “For a moment a brief flicker of joy washed across her thin embittered face” Infer why she did that. Use specific text evidence in your answer.-Sam Klein The woman from the Fen briefly wore a joyful look when Jo was brought up. I can infer that she did this because Jo’s singing brought the people of the Fen a lot of joy. “And all of the people in the Fen? They get so happy hearing her sing,” (139). Even Matt said in the novel that Jo’s singing helped the people in the Fen wear looks of joy instead of looks of bitterness. When the woman brightened up when Jo was mentioned, I can infer that she was thinking of the joy the little tyke used to bring to the sad, run down Fen.