The Story of the Porter — Questions and answers
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What advice did Old Elara give Barnaby?
Choices
- A. To sell more bottled sunshine.
- B. To try his luck at Seraphina's Cloud Casino. ✓
- C. To stop working and take a break.
- D. To pay off his debt right away.
Answer: B. To try his luck at Seraphina's Cloud Casino.
From page 2
What does Seraphina offer Barnaby at her Cloud Casino?
Choices
- A. A chance at eternal bliss or utter ruin for one golden coin. ✓
- B. A free ride on her throne of storm clouds.
- C. A quiet place to rest from his work.
- D. A magic bottle of sunshine.
Answer: A. A chance at eternal bliss or utter ruin for one golden coin.
From page 3
What does Silas offer Barnaby in his bargain?
Choices
- A. A golden coin for good luck.
- B. A silver mask.
- C. A bottle of perpetual wind for his silence. ✓
- D. A chance to play a game.
Answer: C. A bottle of perpetual wind for his silence.
From page 4
Why did Barnaby refuse Silas's bargain?
Choices
- A. He didn't want the bottle of wind.
- B. He thought Silas's offer was sentimental.
- C. His silence would condemn the Market to chaos and he remembered his father's song. ✓
- D. He didn't like the cage Silas threw.
Answer: C. His silence would condemn the Market to chaos and he remembered his father's song.
From page 5
What happened to the Market after Silas vanished?
Choices
- A. Everyone started singing happy songs.
- B. A wave of golden despair washed over it, turning fortunes to dust. ✓
- C. Seraphina started laughing with joy.
- D. The sky turned a bright blue.
Answer: B. A wave of golden despair washed over it, turning fortunes to dust.
From page 6
What did Barnaby realize was the 'key' to fixing the Market?
Choices
- A. The cage Silas gave him.
- B. The ancient lullaby his father sang. ✓
- C. A bottle of perpetual wind.
- D. An old friend's mirror.
Answer: B. The ancient lullaby his father sang.
From page 7
How did Seraphina feel about Barnaby after the storm subsided?
Choices
- A. Angry and upset.
- B. Grateful and thankful. ✓
- C. Scared and worried.
- D. Bored and sleepy.
Answer: B. Grateful and thankful.
From page 9