Quiz on Molloy’s Journal

According to the details in the passage, Molloy’s journal can best be described as

• dirty.

• damaged.

• destroyed.

• decorative.

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What does the author most likely mean in the first paragraph when he writes that Matt had moths dancing in his stomach?

• Matt was excited about reading Molloy’s journal.

• Matt was afraid that he might lose Molloy’s journal.

• Matt was embarrassed to be caught reading Molloy’s journal.

• Matt was worried that he wouldn’t find anything useful in Molloy’s journal.

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Who narrates the story?

• Kate

• Matt

• Molloy

• Sir Hugh Snuffler

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How are Matt and Kate different?

• Matt is not sure the creatures exist, but Kate wants to search for them.

• Matt believes the creatures are real, but Kate thinks they are imaginary.

• Matt hopes to find the creatures, but Kate has lost hope of ever seeing one.

• Matt wants to travel to the same regions as Molloy, but Kate feels that only experts should visit those areas.

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What happens at the end of the story?

• Matt urges Kate to present Captain Walken with Molloy’s journal.

• Matt tells Kate that they should report the undiscovered creature to the Zoological Society.

• Matt encourages Kate to watch the volcanic explosion of Mount Mataurus as they fly over the Hawaiis.

• Matt promises Kate that he will see whether their airship flies over the same coordinates that Molloy noted.

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