Pants Stuck in the Playground Slide — Questions and answers

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What was Elara doing when Finn called to her from the lighthouse?

Choices

  1. Waving at Finn from the balcony.
  2. Scrambling up a spiral staircase.
  3. Collecting shimmering sea glass on a rock. ✓
  4. Painting the sea lavender and turquoise.

Answer: Collecting shimmering sea glass on a rock.

From page 1

What did Elara say about her deep blue sea glass, according to Old Man Hemlock?

Choices

  1. It came from ships that sailed from the Isle of Whispers. ✓
  2. It was made of sugar plums.
  3. She found it in the lighthouse balcony.
  4. It was the oldest piece of glass she ever found.

Answer: It came from ships that sailed from the Isle of Whispers.

From page 2

What made Finn start to feel excited about the Isle of Whispers?

Choices

  1. He remembered a quote from Leonardo da Vinci.
  2. Elara's glowing curiosity about wonderful things. ✓
  3. He had already read a book about the island.
  4. Old Man Hemlock had already promised to tell them more.

Answer: Elara's glowing curiosity about wonderful things.

From page 3

According to Old Man Hemlock, when does the Isle of Whispers appear?

Choices

  1. Every full moon.
  2. Only under the Crimson Moon. ✓
  3. When the tide is coming in.
  4. After a big storm.

Answer: Only under the Crimson Moon.

From page 4

What two qualities does the Slide of Sighs test people for?

Choices

  1. Strength and speed.
  2. Courage and kindness. ✓
  3. Wealth and fame.
  4. Intelligence and humor.

Answer: Courage and kindness.

From page 5

What might happen to people who are NOT worthy of passing the Slide of Sighs?

Choices

  1. They might get lost forever.
  2. They could turn into a sugar plum.
  3. They might lose their trousers. ✓
  4. They would be sent back to the lighthouse.

Answer: They might lose their trousers.

From page 6

What was Elara's plan for getting through the Slide of Sighs?

Choices

  1. To find another path around it.
  2. To use the spyglass to make it disappear.
  3. To remember courage and kindness, and stick together. ✓
  4. To wait for the Crimson Moon to make it easier.

Answer: To remember courage and kindness, and stick together.

From page 7

What did Elara do that made her ride on the Slide of Sighs gentle?

Choices

  1. She yelled at the slide to be gentle.
  2. She scattered her sea glass onto the slide. ✓
  3. She asked Finn to hold her hand.
  4. She closed her eyes and wished for it.

Answer: She scattered her sea glass onto the slide.

From page 8

What kind of fruit grew on the glimmering trees on the Isle of Whispers?

Choices

  1. Apples
  2. Sugared plums ✓
  3. Berries
  4. Sea glass

Answer: Sugared plums

From page 9