Mango Lighthouse: Nature's Burning Puzzle — Questions and answers

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What was happening to the Mango Lighthouse, according to Celeste?

Choices

  1. It was getting brighter.
  2. It was growing larger.
  3. It was getting dimmer. ✓
  4. It was changing color.

Answer: It was getting dimmer.

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What question was Antoine Lavoisier obsessed with?

Choices

  1. How to make the best powdered wigs.
  2. What really happens when something burns? ✓
  3. How to build strange glass instruments.
  4. Where to find old myths.

Answer: What really happens when something burns?

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What did Celeste think the Mango Lighthouse was running out of?

Choices

  1. Water to drink.
  2. Sunlight to grow.
  3. Its 'oxygen' or a special mineral reactant. ✓
  4. A new lightbulb for its glow.

Answer: Its 'oxygen' or a special mineral reactant.

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What happened to the Mango Lighthouse at the end of the story?

Choices

  1. It completely disappeared from the city.
  2. It began to glow brightly once more. ✓
  3. It changed into a different kind of plant.
  4. It started to rust like the Golden Gate Bridge.

Answer: It began to glow brightly once more.

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