Serafina and the Black Cloak- Chapter 16

How are Serafina and Braeden getting around Biltmore undetected?

• Walking down the hallways
• Secret passageways
• The ventilation system

What plan did Serafina come up with to try and find the Man in the Black Cloak?

• Search through the rooms and find the cloak.
• Ask all the adults if they are the Man in the Black Cloak.
• Use herself as bait to lure him and spring a trap on him.
• To watch the remaining children in the house until he came for them.

What did Mrs. Vanderbilt set up for the guests to bring them together to strengthen their spirits?

• A party thrown in the the guest's honor.
• A gathering in the Banquet Hall with food and company. 
• Impose a curfew for all children and parents to be in their room by a certain time.
• A traveling musician to come in and play for everyone.

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Where did Serafina plan on hiding during the gathering?

• The piano
• She wasn't going to go
• The pipe organ
• The curtains

Why does Mr. Vanderbilt get taken off of Serafina's suspect list?

• He is still the most likely suspect.
• He didn't seem too upset about the way things were going.
• He is no longer a suspect because he brought in outside detectives to solve the mystery of what is happening to the kids. 
• As Serafina watched him she realized his caring nature was genuine.

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Why was Serafina afraid when Mr. Thorne offered to play the pipe organ?

• She did not like the sound of the pipe organ when it was played.
• She was afraid Mr. Thorne would look up and see her hiding among the pipes in the instrument.
• She knew how loud it sounded when it was played in the basement and knew it would bust her eardrums for sure if she was hiding among the pipes.
• She did not want to sit through another concert from Mr. Thorne.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

In order to keep Serafina safe in the pipe organ, what instrument did Braeden have Mr. Thorne play instead of the pipe organ?

• The piano
• The violin
• The pipe organ
• The guitar

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CCSS.RI.4.1

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After he finished playing the instrument requested by Braeden, what did Braeden want Mr. Thorne to do?

• Play the piano again
• Tell a story
• Play the violin
• Play the pipe organ

What about the interaction with Mr. Vanderbilt and Mr. Thorne makes Serafina uncomfortable?

• He seemed too sad.
• He was getting sick and no one else was.
• He paid special attention to Braeden and ignored the rest of the children.
• Mr. Thorne seemed too pleased with being invited into Mr. Vanderbilt's inner circle.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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Why does Serafina think she "smells a rat?"

• She actually smells a rat in her hiding place.
• She thinks Mr. Thorne is too talented, too kind, too something, as well as calling Mr. Rostonov "Papa" that she thinks his behavior is suspicious.
• She thinks things are really weird at the Biltmore.
• She doesn't trust Braeden anymore and thinks he is in on the plot with the Man in the Black Cloak.

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