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"Dragon Steel," by Laurence Yep Quiz

A quiz on the second book in this wonderful dragon series. Be sure that you've played my quiz on the first book in the series, "Dragon of the Lost Sea," first!

A multiple-choice quiz by SilverNaiad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SilverNaiad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,648

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
139

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is Shimmer's first rule of survival? Hint

Always assume the worst

Trust your partner

Rely on no one

Never give in

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Question 2 of 15

2. What are Sambar's numbers? Hint

VII

XII

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Question 3 of 15

3. When Shimmer and Thorn were locked in Sambar's dungeons, who had the idea to rearrange the tumblers in the lock on their cell? Hint

Monkey

Thorn

Indigo

Shimmer

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Question 4 of 15

4. What kind of room were Shimmer, Indigo, and Thorn in when they were escaping Sambar's guards and when Shimmer turned them into fish? Hint

The great hall

The old ballroom

The kitchen

The new ballroom

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the dragons in Shimmer's clan has only one wing? Hint

Wort

Slug

Bulbul

Chukar

6. When Shimmer, Thorn, and Indigo are settling into the room that the dragons of the Lost Sea have given them, Chukar, Bulbul, and many others come and play some music for "Her Highness." What is the first song that they play? Hint

Cry No Tears

Hopeful Warrior

Singing to the Wind

The Weaver's Lament

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Question 7 of 15

7. Before the Inland Sea was lost, Lady Francolin was a royal tutor. What subject did she teach to Shimmer? Hint

History

Court etiquette

Warfare

Swimming

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Question 8 of 15

8. After Lady Francolin's insides are ruined by the sulfuric acid from the forge, what one food is she supposed to eat? Hint

Mussels

Kelp

Clams

Plankton

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Question 9 of 15

9. When they go back to Sambar's palace with the Ebony's tears, the lieutenant from the southern seas is disguised to look like Monkey, so that he can catch Shimmer and the others if they come back. True or false?

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. What does the dragon mirror say around its rim? Hint

"Reveal the deception"

"Show me the truth"

"Do not deceive"

"The truth lies here"

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Question 11 of 15

11. Who pulls Shimmer through the hole and out of Sambar's treasury when she's about to be left behind?

Answer: (One Word--Name)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where does Indigo ask the Lord of the Flowers to drop her, Shimmer, Thorn, and Monkey off at? Hint

Ramsgate

The Green Darkness

River Glen

The Inland Sea

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Question 13 of 15

13. Does Civet decide that she wants to live in River Glen after all?

Yes

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Question 14 of 15

14. What were Indigo's parents named? Hint

Joy and Hope

Increase and Joy

Increase and Gold

Gold and Hope

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Question 15 of 15

15. The last sentence in the book is "But we would all need to be like dragon steel now." True or false?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Shimmer's first rule of survival?

Answer: Always assume the worst

Shimmer overlooks this rule when she and Thorn are being chased by the flame bird, but they somehow make it anyway, just as Thorn says they always do.

2. What are Sambar's numbers?

Answer: XII

Sambar is the High King and also Shimmer's uncle. His title is "Sambar the Strong," but Shimmer says that all the magnificence and pomp in the world can't change what Uncle Sambar is - a worm lolling around on a head of lettuce.

3. When Shimmer and Thorn were locked in Sambar's dungeons, who had the idea to rearrange the tumblers in the lock on their cell?

Answer: Indigo

Indigo says she's no magician, but that if Shimmer could just rearrange the locks, that would work, since it's really just a form of shape changing.

4. What kind of room were Shimmer, Indigo, and Thorn in when they were escaping Sambar's guards and when Shimmer turned them into fish?

Answer: The old ballroom

The two guards who are after them are the pesky lieutenant from the southern seas and another, unfamiliar dragon. The unfamiliar one thinks she saw one of the fishes turn from green to silver, but the lieutenant (eager for a promotion), doesn't believe her and chases off after nothing. "Think Heaven that you can count on some people to be so consistently stupid," Shimmer thinks.

5. Which of the dragons in Shimmer's clan has only one wing?

Answer: Slug

Slug has a stump for one wing, Wort has only one eye, Bulbul is extremely old, and Chukar has an old scar with rheumatism. Shimmer is horrified that her clan could have gone into such poor condition, and she's furious at her Uncle Sambar for treating them this way.

Answer: The Weaver's Lament

Shimmer is almost in tears by this point. Then some of the other dragons bring in delicious foods, like jelly cakes. Shimmer can hardly believe that the dragons would go to so much trouble for her.

7. Before the Inland Sea was lost, Lady Francolin was a royal tutor. What subject did she teach to Shimmer?

Answer: History

Shimmer remembers Lady Francolin to be an old horror, so she's surprised when she meets the Lady again, and finds her to be an interesting and grandmotherly dragon.

8. After Lady Francolin's insides are ruined by the sulfuric acid from the forge, what one food is she supposed to eat?

Answer: Kelp

Though Chukar brings Lady Francolin a bucket of mussels, the poor Lady can't eat them, as she's only supposed to eat kelp because of her upset stomach.

Answer: False

It's actually the Grand Mage himself who is disguised as Monkey. Shimmer realizes something isn't right when "Monkey" doesn't brag for several minutes about the magic he's going to do.

10. What does the dragon mirror say around its rim?

Answer: "Do not deceive"

Thorn finds the dragon mirror, but at first neither he, Shimmer, nor Indigo can figure out what to do with it. Then Shimmer looks into it and sees that it only shows the one thing that isn't a duplicate, but is the real, magical object.

11. Who pulls Shimmer through the hole and out of Sambar's treasury when she's about to be left behind?

Answer: Monkey

The Lord of the Flowers is a very vain, impatient person. So he says that he'll count to a thousand, and then the hole will close. Shimmer, though she desperately tries to shrink herself, barely makes it through in time, only making it because Monkey sticks his paw out the hole, grabs Shimmer, and hauls her out.

12. Where does Indigo ask the Lord of the Flowers to drop her, Shimmer, Thorn, and Monkey off at?

Answer: The Green Darkness

Monkey and Shimmer hold their breaths, knowing that the Lord of the Flowers doesn't like to be ordered (or even asked, really) to do anything. So they're quite surprised when the Lord says, "Yes, that might be pleasant."

13. Does Civet decide that she wants to live in River Glen after all?

Answer: No

She actually wants to live in the Green Darkness. She says it reminds her of her own lovely forests in River Glen.

14. What were Indigo's parents named?

Answer: Increase and Joy

Indigo's mother died from a heart failure, they said, but Indigo thought that it was from lack of sunlight way down at the bottom of the sea. Then Indigo's father died when a shelving unit fell on top of him.

15. The last sentence in the book is "But we would all need to be like dragon steel now." True or false?

Answer: True

This is after Indigo agrees to be part of Shimmer and Thorn's team. They hear the war drums, and Shimmer knows that they'll all have to be extra strong.

Source: Author SilverNaiad

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