Gathering Blue

by Lois Lowry

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Gathering Blue Questions and Answers

In Gathering Blue, what is an example of a simile and a metaphor? Also, what is the theme of the book?

In Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, what are ten of the most important events that happened?

Does Jonas from the book The Giver appear in this book Gathering Blue, which is a sequel to The Giver?

Why would the society in Gathering Blue be classified as dystopian?

What are three traits of Kira in Gathering Blue? How can you prove each one with her actions, thoughts, and words?

What is an example of a hyperbole in the book Gathering Blue?

In Gathering Blue, what did the Song of Ruin tell about and when can it be heard?  

Why didn't Kira's father come back until chapter 22 of Gathering Blue?

How does Gathering Blue relate to our world now? 

How does Kira dye the string in Gathering Blue, and what does she use to dye them?

In Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, how has the Ruin Song been distorted?

What is the climax of the book, Gathering Blue?

How many chapters are there in the book please somebody tell me, i left the book in school!!!

In the book Gathering Blue, why doesn't Kira leave with her father?

What is a specific detail about the setting in Gathering Blue?  

What is the meaning of "The Gathering" in Gathering Blue.

What are three character or personality traits for Kira, Thomas, and Matt in Gathering Blue?

Why did Lois Lowry write Gathering Blue?

What are some external conflicts Kira faces in Gathering Blue?

What are important objects in Gathering Blue?

What does Matt tell Kira about the difference between her village and the one Christopher is from in Gathering Blue? How does Kira believe she can change the future?

What worries Kira as she begins her task of repairing the robe in Gathering Blue?

What happened to the community in Gathering Blue?

What gave Kira's mother the courage to stand up to the people and spare Kira's life when she was born with birth defects in Gathering Blue?

What is the message of Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry?

Where is Kira told to go the day after she returns to the village? Why?

What are the rules that govern the village that are unfair in Gathering Blue?

How does Matt show change and growth in Gathering Blue?

What qualities determine the difference between skill and art in "Gathering Blue"?

What was the Council of Edifice building before the Ruin in Lowry's "Gathering Blue"?

What is a quote that shows Matt using dialect in Gathering Blue?

Matt saves six items for Kira before her cott burns. What are those six items? 

Why is the chain used when the singer is on stage singing? What is it for? In Lois Lowry's 'Gathering Blue.'

In Gathering Blue, when Kira first comes to Annabella's, what is Annabella doing?

In Gathering Blue, what are three character traits of Matt and how does he show them?

What is the main problem and what happens at the end?

Why is the history of the people called the Ruin Song in Gathering Blue?  

Mention three aspects of Kira's village's culture in Gathering Blue that make it different from your culture.

In Gathering Blue, what clues are we given that Kira's mom did not die of a disease?

What is the overall theme of Gathering Blue?

Who is the antagonist in Gathering Blue?

In Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, how is the value of human life addressed by the society in which Kira lives?

What are five character traits of Thomas in Gathering Blue?

What does Jamison question Kira about in Chapter 5 of 'Gathering Blue?'

In Gathering Blue, what is Kira’s fear?

How does the society in Gathering Blue maintain itself and control its citizens?

In Gathering Blue, compare and contrast the roles of men and women in Kira's society.

How does Matt show his loyalty and affection for Kira? In Lois Lowry's novel 'Gathering Blue.'

Who is Thomas in the book Gathering Blue?

How old is Matt in Gathering Blue?