Mortal Engines - chapter 1

The city of London is described as a 'moving mountain of metal' - what descriptive technique is being used here?

• alliteration

• simile

• personifcation

• onomatopoeia

How old is Tom?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

How does Tom feel when he realises that London is chasing a smaller city?

• excited

• scared

• worried

• annoyed

What is Tom's job title at the Natural History Museum?

• Third Class Apprentice

• First Class Apprentice

• Lead Historian

• Deputy Head of the Guild of Historians

What is Chudleigh Pomeroy worried about when London starts to chase the smaller town?

• That the museum specimens will get damaged from the machine vibrations

• That London will not be able to catch the smaller town

• That he will lose his job because he is not in the control room

• That he might fall off the London machine and die

What is the name of the boy who bullies Tom?

• Herbert Melliphant

• Herbert Elephant

• Hamish Melliphant

• Henry Melliphanto

How many friends does Tom have?

• none

• lots

• one - his best friend Clytie Potts

• a few

What are Tom's parents called?

• We don't know - he is an orphan

• Albert and Francine

• George and Jessica

• Rhyden and Orelia

What is the name of the small mining town that London is chasing?

• Salthook

• Sugarwater

• Pepperscythe

• Oilsaw

What job does Tom want to do?

• A cabin boy aboard an airship

• A historian on the ground

• A newspaper journalist for the Anti-Traction League

• The Mayor of London