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122 Cards in this Set
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When Happenstance first awakens, what is covering his eyes?
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a blindfold
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What is the first thing Umber discovers about Happenstance's eyes?
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they have nocturnal vision
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What is the name of the buried city in which Happenstance is discovered by Umber?
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Alzumar
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What destroyed Alzumar?
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Mount Ignis erupted and its ash buried the city
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What is the first fear Happenstance discovers he has?
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fear of water
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In what city does Umber live?
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Kurahaven
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What covers the sides of Boroon?
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barnacles
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Besides shooting arrows, what does Sophie do very well?
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make sketches of things she's seen
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In what shape is the prow of the boat that follows Hap from Alzumar to Kurahaven?
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a serpent
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What causes sharks to attack Boroon?
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blood from a small cut on his fin
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How does Nima lose the ship that is following them to Kurahaven?
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she submerges Boroon
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What is Nima afraid of?
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the land
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Who are the Merinots?
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shipbuilders, sailors and Nima's family
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What is the name of Umber's home in Kurahaven?
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the Aerie
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What ship meets Boroon and takes his passengers to Kurahaven?
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the Swifft
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Who captains the Swift?
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Captain Sandar of the Merinots, Nima's half-brother
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What wonderful opportunity at Andobar does Hoyle shout about to Umber?
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rare perfume
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What is the first structure Hap sees from the harbor of Kurahaven?
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an ancient castle, the ruins of Petraportus
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What two items did Umber receive when he landed at Kurahaven?
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a rat in a cage, and an orange class bottle in a box
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What word does Umber speak to open the large door of the Aerie and what does it mean?
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Hurkhor, it means open
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Who is the strange fellow in Umber's archives?
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Smudge
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What does Smudge throw at Tru and Hap at Hap's first encounter with him?
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a rotten peach
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What are the four symbols on the royal coat of arms?
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crown, sun, mountains, shell
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Who are the three princes?
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Argent, Galbus, & Loden
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What wonderful food dish did Umber introduce that Poncius loves?
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pizza
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What does Jonas call Occo and why?
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Creep, because he frightened Jonas
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What does Occo's horse transform into when it reaches the harbor?
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a sea horse
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What is the first thing Umber wants to try on Hap to get him to remember his past?
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hypnosis
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What is Oates' curse?
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he is forced to tell the truth
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Who drove out the sea giants from Kurahaven?
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Turiana
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Who are Umber's private guard?
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Wilkin, Barkin, and Dodd
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What feeds the moat of the castle?
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the Heartspring
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Where does the thread lead Hap the first time he sees it?
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to the crack in the wall where Thimble lives
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What are the green-eyed people mostly called and what do they do?
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Meddlers, bend the path of destiny
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What is a speaker of many languages?
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a polyglot
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What does Turiana want Hap to do in exchange for information?
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return her trinkets that Umber keeps from her
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What is the source of Turiana's power?
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her trinkets
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What makes Umber sink into a deep depression?
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his visit with Turiana
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How many years ago did Umber first come to Kurahaven and who was the first person he met?
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10 years ago, Balfour
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What was wrong with the girl's arm in Umber's party?
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Her right arm ended at the wrist.
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What did the voice say to call the boy with striking eyes?
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Happenstance
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The stranger tells Umber there is a note where?
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in the boy's pocket
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What weapons did Happenstance notice that Oates carried?
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an ax dangling on one side of his belt, and a thick headed club on the other
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What kind of vision does Happenstance have?
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Nocturnal vision
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What color are Happenstance's eyes?
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an unusual shade of bright green.
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Oates is compelled to do what at all times?
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Tell the truth
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What is the name of the city where Umber meets Hap?
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Alzumar
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What type of creature lives in Alzumar?
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The tyrant worm
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What does the tyrant worm's body look like?
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a serpent with a thousand legs
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What did they smell on the island while trying to get away from the tyrant worm?
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Sulfur
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Umber tells Hap he is taking him back to their home which is called…
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Kurahaven
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What was the name of the captain of the leviathan?
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Nima
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What was the name of the leviathan?
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Boroon
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Umber whispered the names of five places to Hap to see if he recognized them. What were they?
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New York. Lon-dun. Paris. Toe-key-oh and Moss-cow
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When Hap asked how long Nima could hold her breath, what was Umber's answer?
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She's not holding her breath at all.
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What was the distance that Boroon would swim underwater to throw off their pursuer?
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Seven miles or so
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Which hourglass does Umber turn upside down and why?
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The fifth because there are five passengers. It tells how long they can stay under before the air is used up.
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How is Nima different from other people?
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She's part fish
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The note about Hap said that there was a creature searching for Hap. What was this creature's name?
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Occo
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What did Nima tell Hap she was afraid of?
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The land
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Nima says that Umber is perhaps the most powerful man in his kingdom other than whom?
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The king and the three princes
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What is Umber's home in Kurahaven called?
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The aerie
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What opportunity does Hoyle say came about while Umber was on his expedition?
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rare perfume out of Andobar
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What was the name of the ancient castle ruins Hap saw on his way to Kurahaven?
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Petraportus
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What magic word did Umber use to open the door to the Aerie?
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Hurkhor
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What were the four symbols on the royal coat of arms of Kurahaven?
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The crown, the sun, the mountains and a shell for the sea
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What are the princes names?
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Argent the eldest, Galbus the middle and Loden the youngest
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What is the name of the clothier?
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Poncius
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What news does Sandar have for Umber about the ship?
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It is deserted
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What was so weird about the Creep's legs?
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His knees bent the wrong way: backward, like a long-legged bird's.
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What happened to Occo's horse as he got to the water?
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It transformed into a seahorse
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What was Umber going to use to try and help Hap remember?
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Hypnosis
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Oates says that Umber only trusts him because…
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He has to tell the truth
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What does Umber say happened to Petraportus?
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Torn to pieces from an invasion of sea giants
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Who drove out the invaders of Kurahaven?
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A sorceress named Turiana
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Who defeated Turiana?
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Umber
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What are the names of Umber's private guard?
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Wilkin, Barkin and Dodd
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Which of Umber's guard had dark hair to his shoulders?
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Wilkin
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Which of Umber's guard was a poet?
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Dodd
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What does Prince Argent tell Umber that he and his father are waiting for a response about?
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How to improve the kingdom's defenses
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Which of the princes does Umber call a cunning, ambitious schemer with no scruples to think of?
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Prince Loden
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What did the prince say he gave himself as a gift for his birthday?
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a royal guard of two dozen pigs all in uniforms with yellow capes
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What was the new music that Umber prepared for Prince Galbus for his birthday?
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the Canon in D Major by Johann Pachelbel
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When Hap peered through Lady Truden's door, he could see her looking at what?
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a portrait of Umber
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While walking through the house at night, Hap spotted the cat trying to pounce on what?
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the little man
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How tall was the little man?
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Three inches, maybe four
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What is the little man's name?
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Thimble
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Umber liberated Thimble from what kingdom?
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the kingdom of Meer
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What did Hap see in the pond in the cavern?
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Crystal-fish
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Who told Smudge not to talk about the green-eyed folk?
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Brother Caspar
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Magical men with bright eyes were called many things. What were the names?
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Hoppers, Tinkers and Meddlers
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Meddlers tinkle with what?
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The fates of men
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What does Umber say is the word for a speaker of many languages?
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A polyglot
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What does Turiana ask Hap to bring her?
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Her rings, bracelets, pendants and amulets
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What two words does Turiana say when Hap says he won't help her?
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You're dead
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How long does Umber's episodes of sadness usually last?
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as short as a few days or as long as a month
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When Umber went to Turiana's door with flowers, how long was it before Umber was heard from again?
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Forty days
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What were the two things that Umber wanted from King Tyrian when Umber had defeated Turiana?
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The Aerie and for Turiana's life to be spared
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What actually defeated Turiana?
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Love
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Who painted the portrait of Umber that Hap saw in Lady Truden's room?
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Sophie
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What kind of venom does Thimble have on his spear?
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Spider venom
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The thread that Hap saw the second time was what color?
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a bruised, infected purple
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What word was engraved on the vertical surface in Umber's room?
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REBOOT
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What did Balfour find on the floor near where Umber liked to sit, under the tree?
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Umber's black ring
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Occo's note says what?
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That if anybody but the boy comes, he'll kill Lord Umber
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What meeting place does Occo choose?
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Petraportus
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What did Hap hear as he was climbing up to meet Occo?
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Umber talking
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When Hap asks Occo what he wants, what does Occo reply?
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I want to see
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What was Occo's face studded with?
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Eyelids
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Occo tells Hap that he is a meddler and can see what?
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The filaments - fortune, doom, destiny, fat
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What did Thimble do to Occo?
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drove his spear into Occo's ankle
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Umber tells Hap that in his world, there was no magic but there was what?
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technology
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What is Umber's full name?
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Brian Umber
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Doane called on Umber to supervise what?
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the Doomsday Vault
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The reboot suitcase held what kind of machine?
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a computer
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When Umber awoke after being locked inside with the Reboot suitcase, he had only two things inside his pack. What were they?
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a gold coin and the computer
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What color are Happenstance's eyes?
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Bright green
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What are the initials on the seal that Hap gives to Umber?
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WN
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What is the name of the ruined city where the WORM scares Hap, Umber, Oates and Sophia?
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Alzumar
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What is the name of the trusted friend and cook on the leviathan barge?
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Balfour
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When Nima stitched up Baroon with a needle, what type of needle did she use?
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bone
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What type of exercise does Umber do onboard the ship to start getting into shape?
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jumping jacks
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