Something in the Walls — Questions and answers

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What disturbing report did Captain Gregor receive?

Choices

  1. The city was too noisy.
  2. Three gears seized and automatons were malfunctioning. ✓
  3. A new clockwork tower was built.
  4. The lower districts were too dark.

Answer: Three gears seized and automatons were malfunctioning.

From page 3

What sound did Anya hear coming from inside the walls?

Choices

  1. The joyful clatter of gears.
  2. A strange scratching sound. ✓
  3. Her mechanical songbird singing.
  4. Captain Gregor's voice.

Answer: A strange scratching sound.

From page 4

What did Captain Gregor notice about the lower districts?

Choices

  1. They were bright and cheerful.
  2. The usual hum of the city was replaced by an unsettling silence. ✓
  3. There was a loud, joyful symphony playing.
  4. All the automatons were working perfectly.

Answer: The usual hum of the city was replaced by an unsettling silence.

From page 5

What did Captain Gregor find covered in the black goo?

Choices

  1. A new type of clockwork tower.
  2. A group of malfunctioning automatons. ✓
  3. Anya's workshop tools.
  4. The Great Clock's gears.

Answer: A group of malfunctioning automatons.

From page 7

How did the monstrous creature hurt Captain Gregor?

Choices

  1. It bit his leg.
  2. It swiped at him with a clawed hand. ✓
  3. It threw brass shards at him.
  4. It sprayed him with black goo.

Answer: It swiped at him with a clawed hand.

From page 9

What did Captain Gregor do after the creature became sluggish?

Choices

  1. He retreated to safety.
  2. He charged forward and cut off the creature's arm. ✓
  3. He tried to fix the creature.
  4. He shouted for Anya to stop.

Answer: He charged forward and cut off the creature's arm.

From page 12

Where did Anya and Gregor discover the black goo originated from?

Choices

  1. Inside Anya's workshop.
  2. From a new clockwork tower.
  3. Deep beneath the city, in tunnels beneath the Great Clock. ✓
  4. From Captain Gregor's office.

Answer: Deep beneath the city, in tunnels beneath the Great Clock.

From page 15

What did Captain Gregor do on this page?

Choices

  1. He shouted loudly.
  2. He nodded slowly. ✓
  3. He ran away.
  4. He fixed a gear.

Answer: He nodded slowly.

From page 17

Why did Anya and Gregor race towards the Great Clock?

Choices

  1. To get a snack.
  2. To meet their friends.
  3. Because the black goo was erupting and Cadenza was collapsing. ✓
  4. To listen to the clock's beautiful chimes.

Answer: Because the black goo was erupting and Cadenza was collapsing.

From page 18

What did Anya do to fight the ooze at the Great Clock?

Choices

  1. She fired Captain Gregor's pistol.
  2. She pushed it back with her bare hands.
  3. She unleashed the full power of her songbird's melodic wave. ✓
  4. She used a giant wrench.

Answer: She unleashed the full power of her songbird's melodic wave.

From page 19