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    Oppel, Kenneth

    Goth got shot in the neck by a dart?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      f. He got shot in the chest.

    What type of bat was Throbb eating?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      Brightwing. They seemed to always eat Brightwing bats in the first book.

    How did Shade find out that Goth and Throbb were bat eaters?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      Throbb was eating a bat and Shade saw him. Shade flew in an owl hole and saw Throbb eating a bat.

    How did Goth and Throbb meet Shade and Marina?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      Shade was attacked by an owl and Goth saved him. An owl swooped down on Shade and Marina and Goth killed the bird.

    Who was the unexpected ally?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      Romulus. Romulus wanted to see their wings, and saved them because he was quite like them.

    Zephyr wanted to see Marina's band?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      t. Shade was jealous that Zephyr was paying more attention to Marina than to him.

    What was Shade afraid of at the church?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      The gargoyles. He thought the gargoyles were beasts coming to kill them.

    What was the smell that Marina say was comforting?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      A briny smell. Marina brought Shade to sleep in the hut, and said that the smell was comforting.

    What did Shade think Marina was?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      A tropical flower. Shade was looking for a bat he had seen and he flew past her, thinking she was a flower.

    What was Shade afraid of about hibernating?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sleep. He was afraid of the fact that they would be sleeping for months, and what if he couldn't sleep? They would all be sleeping while he starved, trying to sleep.

    What did Chinook say his dad did?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      kill an owl. Shade argued that a bat couldn't kill an owl, but Chinook said that his dad was huge.

    What did Shade reckon Chinook's best friend would do if Chinook told him to?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      Fly above the tree line in a lightning storm. Chinook's best friend was always one wingbeat away from Chinook.

    How many mosquitoes had Shade eaten the night you meet him?Silverwing Quiz for Sharp Readers

      over one thousand. Shade's mum told him just to keep his mouth open and swallow every once in a while.

    Where and what does Kate DeVries go on to study?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      She will be studying Zoology at the Sorbonne in Paris.. ...And Matt will be studying right across the river from her at the Airship Academy!

    What happens to Bruce Lunardi while Matt is retrieving antibiotics and peroxide for his injured leg?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      He is shot in the head by Szpirglas.. Before Bruce was treated for his injuries, Szpirglas got to him, and he was shot in the head.

    What item does Matt give to Chef Vlad, to put in the pirates' food?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      sleeping elixir. Matt sneaks into the kitchen to give Chef Vlad some sleeping elixir, to make the pirates drowsy and inert.

    What happened when Matt and Kate were caught at the pirate camp on the island?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      They were locked in a hydrium pit.. Don't worry! They escape using Kate's harem pants as a balloon. Hydrium is a fictional gas that smells like mangoes, and is the means for airships to stay aloft.

    What can the size of a fully grown cloud cat, one of the fictional animals in the book, be compared to?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      A panther. Indeed, the size of a fully grown cloud cat is similar to that of a panther.

    Who was caught sending an S.O.S. when Szpirglas boarded the Aurora?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      Mr. Featherstone. Mr. Featherstone was the ship's chief wireless operator.

    Kate DeVries calls for two cups of which drink at midnight, which Matt Cruse delivers to her?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      Hot chocolate. In fact, it was hot chocolate that Kate requested. However, the two cups of hot chocolate were not for her and Miss Simpkins. Instead, she intended for Matt and herself to drink them.

    How did Matt Cruse obtain the nickname: "lighter than air" from his crewmates?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      He successfully brought The Endurance, a hot air balloon, into the safety of the airship by tying himself to a cable and towing it in.. When Matt saved the balloon, as well as the dying balloonist Benjamin Molloy, his crewmates began to call him "lighter than air."

    In what time period does the book take place?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      The time period is undeclared, and is intended to be fictional.. The time period is, in fact, fictional. However, airships were primarily used during the late 1800s throughout the early 1900s, especially during the World War I years. The book suggests a "parallel universe" or "alternate reality," as indicated by the Latin endings on two well-known oceans; Atlanticus and Pacificus.

    The main character, Matt Cruse, hails from which fictional city in Canada?"Airborn"- A Novel by Kenneth Oppel

      Lionsgate City. Lionsgate City is the fictional place where both Matt Cruse and Kate DeVries were raised. While the pair are off on adventures, that is where their families remain.

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