Chapter 16 Quiz

When Maya and her friends face the impundulu, what do they learn about these giant birds?*

They are too big to fly
They talk to each other in a shrieking language
They’re not very smart
They are birds of prey

The text describes the impundulu as having rainbow wings, eyes like black marbles, and beaks like barbed wire. What is another unique feature the birds possess?*

They have black feathers
They have four eyes
They don’t have talons
They have sharp spines on their underbelly

How do Maya and her friends defeat the angry impundulu?*

They scare the birds off with Maya’s staff
They trick them into running into each other
Frankie sends a blast of energy at the birds
Eli raises a ghost army that scares them off

Maya recalls that the Lord of Shadows said that her father is at the epicenter of where it all began for her. What conclusion does she draw from this clue?*

She thinks it means that Papa is at Jackson Middle School
She thinks that the Lord of Shadows is trying to trick her
She believes that Papa is where Jackson Middle School would be in the Dark
She believes that it means Papa is in the Dark’s version of Illinois

Maya and friends decide to head in what direction, hoping to find her father?*

Southeast
Southwest
Due North
East

When Maya, Frankie, and Eli see three darkbringers on the edge of the cornfield, what observation does Maya make about them?*

She assumes that the darkbringers are friends with the impundulu
She assumes that the darkbringers live near the cornfield
She thinks that the darkbringers look like they could be kids, too
She thinks that the darkbringers are going to sprout wings and attack

How does Eli save Frankie from the dangerous vines that crawl up her legs?*

He bats them away with Maya’s staff
He zaps them with the prod he took from the darkbringer at Comic-Con
He stomps on them
He wraps his shirttail around his hands and yanks the vines away

What did one of the darkbringers do to make the vines sprout up from the cornfield?*

Touch the ground
Scream
Recite a spell
None of the above

What happens when Maya tries to use the staff to help save her friends?*

It doesn’t work
It turns into a sword to cut the vines
It starts to glow
It sets fire to the vines

Why is Maya worried when the fire gets out of control at the end of chapter 16?*

It heads straight for the darkbringers
It burns through the cornfield
It sets Frankie’s backpack on fire
It catches the attention of more darkbringers

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