Airborn - Reading Control #1

What role does Matt Cruse have aboard the airship Aurora?

• Pilot

• Navigator

• Cabin boy

• Engineer

What is the name of the gas that keeps the Aurora afloat?

• Helium

• Hydrium

• Hydrogen

• Aerium

What object contains Benjamin Molloy's observations?

• A map

• A diary

• A journal

• A letter

What initially happened to Benjamin Molloy during his journey?

• He crashed his balloon in the ocean.

• He was blown off course near Australia.

• He landed in Cape Town to restock supplies.

• He discovered the flying creatures immediately.

What caused Matt to feel nervous while reading the journal?

• He couldn't understand the handwriting.

• He was anxious about what Kate's bookmark marked.

• He was afraid of being caught reading it.

• He suspected Molloy's journal was fake.

How did Benjamin Molloy describe the island he saw?

• Snow-covered with penguins.

• A volcanic island with dense forests and a crescent-shaped beach.

• A desert island with no vegetation.

• A bustling trading port.

What peculiar detail did Benjamin Molloy observe about the albatross-like creatures?

• They had rainbow-colored wings.

• They were unusually large for albatross.

• Their plumage was misty white, making them nearly invisible in the sky.

• They flocked near humans for food.

What were Benjamin Molloy's final thoughts about the creatures?

• He believed they were harmless birds.

• He concluded they were not birds.

• He thought they were mythical creatures.

• He decided to name them after his granddaughter.