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Battle 5
Battle of the Book Questions - Fearless
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the author of Fearless? | Elvira Woodruff |
| What color were Digory’s eyes? | Sea green |
| What did he dream of? | Drowning |
| When did the nightmares begin? | When his father left Mousehole to take a job on a tall ship. |
| Who were sent to live with the aunt? | Digory and his 9 year old brother, Cubby |
| What happened to his mother? | She died. Fell to her death into the sea. |
| Who was his father? | Nicholas Beale |
| Who scared Digory with the story of how their grandfather had drowned when his ship wrecked on Eddystone Reef? | Cousin Ross |
| What was the ship’s figurehead? | A beautiful golden angel |
| When the mackerel swam into the bay who were called to the three-oared jolly boats? | boys |
| Where did his father rent his rooms? | Quay Street |
| Why were the loft’s only windows boarded over? | So the Aunt wouldn’t have to pay window tax. |
| What did Digory like to do? | Draw pictures and dream up fantastic adventures |
| What was Cubby’s pet? | A sand crab |
| Who slept in a straw mattress under Digory’s bed? | Cubby and cousins, Colan and Gordy |
| Who brought up the clothes? | Zimmie |
| Who was Zimmie’s identical twin? | Armynel |
| What did they attach to Zimmie’s braids? | the crab named Barnacle |
| What did they sleep in when their clothes were cleaned and dried by the fire? | Nothing |
| What happened to the cousin’s father? | he drowned two summers ago when his boat wrecked on the rocks at Lamorna Cove |
| What was Digory’s father’s boat? | The Flying Cloud |
| What did Uncle Nicholas promise to buy Gordy and Colan? | A goose |
| What did he promise Cubby? | A whistle from the other side of the world |
| What was the giant’s name in Father’s story? | Mog |
| Who was simpleminded from birth? | 12 year old Pedar |
| Where did Nicholas’s ship go down? | At Yarmouth |
| Who brought the news? | Jem Sprite |
| Who must go to Plymouth? | Digory |
| Why? | To see the list of survivors |
| What did he take with him? | A slingshot, onion, crust of barley bread, salted pilchard, and leather flask with ale. |
| What did Aunt Alice give him for luck? | A bleached bat bone |
| Who is the patrol saint of travelers? | Saint Julian |
| What lastly did Aunt Alice give him? | A old horn-handled knife |
| What did Cubby give to Digory? | His slate |
| What are the thin membranes covering babies heads at birth? | Cauls |
| Why do people buy dried cauls? | As charms to bring good luck, especially against drowning. |
| Who were Digory’s company as he walked along the road? | Gulls |
| Who did Digory see as he stopped to rest? | Fishbone, the village stray. |
| Why wouldn’t Fishbone go on/What did Digory see at the bend in the road? | A rotten corpse swinging from a crossbar with crows pecking out its eyes |
| What was the startling thing about the stranger? | The tick tick tick that came from under his coat. |
| Who was the stranger? | Mr. Jonathan Death |
| What was strapped to his back? | A large wooden box |
| What does he do? | Sell timepieces |
| What did Digory trade for the timepiece? | the horn handled knife. |
| What did he get? | A small brass watch gear |
| Who jumped out at Digory and Jonathan? | Two men from the Pressgangs, Cribs and Will |
| What ship were they from? | The Half Moon |
| What did they want to buy with Digory’s knife? | a jug of Mahogony |
| What will they get for bringing Digory and Jonathan in? | 7 pounds |
| What did Jonathan offer for their freedom? | One timepiece |
| What were their captor’s going to do with them? | Kill them and steal the timepieces |
| Who saved them? | Digory ran and yelled for help. Fishbone came with 3 farmers to help. |
| Who is the author of FEARLESS? | Elvira Woodruff |
| What did c’est tout ou rien mean in Master Henry’s farewell letter to Digory? | French for “Its all or nothing” |
| What did Master Henry say was the most thrilling day of his life? | when he watched the first ship guided by the lighthouse away from the reef |
| Where did ships come from that were guided away from the reef by the lighthouse? | all over England |
| What was Mizzen’s favorite expression? | Blasted Nincompoop |
| Who was the fish seller who owned a cottage in Plymouth town? | Kip Finn |
| Who did they refer to as the Jester being swept out to sea in the book? | Master Henry |
| Who worked for the Master in his workshop? | Will Button |
| Before seamen go out to see what does it mean if you see a raven? | bad luck |
| What was the name of the fish market? | Mulgreeve’s Wick & Flame |
| What was the name of the ship that the Master told Digory he owned with an angel as a figurehead? | The Constant |
| Where was the shipwreck of the “Flying Cloud”? | Yarmouth |
| Who was the boatman that stepped forward to take the candles out to the lighthouse? | Cobb Tomlin |
| When Digory sat in the boat with Cobb Tomlin both rigid with fear what did he hear? | the sound of a seaman’s shanty |
| Why did seaman sing a seaman’s shanty? | to sing through their fear |
| What was the shocking sight when Digory and Cobb Tomlin reached the lighthouse? | The large crack at the base and up the side |
| Who were the two bearded keepers at the lighthouse? | Conners and Matthews |
| What did the Master offer the men if they stayed to help him repair the lighthouse? | triple their wages |
| What amount did the workman agree to in exchange to stay and help the Master repair the lighthouse? | A years wage |
| What was Digory stunned by at the lighthouse? | the magnificent glass lamp hanging from the center of the ceiling. |
| What did Digory look like? | tall, thin, black hair and ocean green eyes |
| What did Cubby look like? | small, wool coat, carrot colored ponytail, shaggy dog and a blue parrot |
| Who was Mizzen and what did it look like? | a blue parrot |
| How many candles burned bright atop the lighthouse on the Eddystone? | 60 |
| What were the words that Master Henry had given Digory that he would never forget? | Your future is as radiant as you see it |
| What was the name of the Inn where Digory and Cubby stayed? | White Owl Inn |
| Who was supposed to deliver the candles Digory order and take them out to the lighthouse to the Master Henry? | Master Scully |
| For the Master to stay in the storm to keep the lighthouse lit he must have been? | Fearless |
| What was the contents of the case that Digory brought back to Master Henry’s wife? | One document written to his wife Elizabeth and another document/letter to Digory. |
| What did Master Henry include with the letter to Digory? | silver coins and a compass |
| What on the compass would lead Digory back to Mousehole? | W will direct you west. |
| What had Master Henry taught Digory that made father so proud? | how to read |
| What did Digory’s father look like? | handsome with a slight limp |
| How did Digory take part in saving his father’s life? | the candles that he delivered guided his father’s crew away from the reef. |
| When did Digory’s father arrive in Plymouth Town? | In the midst of the horrific storm |
| What room in Master Henry’s house did Digory most want to enter? | master’s library |
| What was on the center of the roof of Master Henry’s house? | an enormous lantern and a golden weather vane with cutout shapes of the moon, sun and stars. |
| What did Master Henry refer to his house as? | The Magic House |
| Digory had enough silver for he, Cubby and father to live where? | In a fine cottage by the harbor. |
| What did Digory want most for the new cottage to have? | a window to let in the light |
| What was the hemp necklace that the Constable spoke of to Digory and Cubby? | hangman’s noose |
| What did Master Henry’s house look like? | white, trimmed in blue and gold. It had many windows of different shapes made of leaded glass |
| Who did Master Henry refer to himself as? | Squire Winstanley |
| What county was Master Henry’s house located in? | county of Essex |
| What road was Master Henry’s house on? | Coach Road |
| What talent did Master Henry notice about Digory? | that he could draw well |
| Who was the dark-bearded giant man at the Inn? | James Bound |
| Who was the plump inkeeper’s wife? | Mistress Boothy |
| Who did Master Henry refer to as the best seaman? | James Bound |
| How many candles did the Master instruct Digory to order from the Wick and Flame? | 50 |
| What town was Cubby and Digory arrested in because they thought they stole the bird? | Plymouth Town |
| What was Master Henry’s housekeepers name? | Mrs. Huffy |
| Where did Mrs. Huffy tell Digory and Cubby that they would sleep? | in the corner of the cold stone floor on top of straw |
| Who was the maid in Master Henry’s house? | Mercy – she was Digory’s age with dark curls. |
| What did Cubby use to draw on the white plaster wall of the well house? | a piece of charcoal from Mercy’s ash bucket |
| What color bottle did Mrs. Huffy keep her special tonic in? | dark green |
| Where did Mizzen most often ride? | On Fishbone’s head |
| What did the inside of the lighthouse at Eddystone smell like? | seaweed and brine |
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