Sophie's Introduction

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Why does Sophie wear dull colors and stay in the back of the classroom?

  • To blend in with the shadows and avoid unwanted attention.
  • Because she is shy and lacks confidence in her appearance.
  • Because she prefers to observe others without being noticed.
  • To avoid standing out, as she is a twelve-year-old high school senior trying to survive. (correct)

What is Sophie's secret that she can never tell anyone?

  • She has a crush on Mr. Sweeney.
  • She was offered a full scholarship to Yale.
  • She is actually a child prodigy.
  • She hears the thoughts of others. (correct)

Why did Sophie's parents forbid her from attending Yale despite her full scholarship?

  • They believed she was too young and it would attract too much unwanted attention and pressure. (correct)
  • They felt she would be overwhelmed by the academic rigor of an Ivy League school.
  • They wanted her to stay close to home and attend San Diego City College.
  • They had financial difficulties and could not afford the associated expenses.

What is unique about the fires that are occurring in the city?

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What does Sophie notice about the boy who is reading the newspaper with her photo?

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What does the boy, Fitz, reveal to Sophie about himself after she hears the thoughts of the kindergartners?

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How does Sophie react to Fitz's revelation that he's there to help her?

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What action demonstrates Sophie's hidden ability when she is running away from Fitz?

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What does Fitz use to transport Sophie to Eternalia?

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What is the reason given for why humans are forbidden from the Lost Cities?

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What does Fitz use to travel back to the human world?

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What does Sophie promise Fitz?

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What does Sophie overhear her mother think about her?

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When does Sophie start hearing voices?

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What does the man ask of her while she is checking for Fitz in her front yard?

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What does Sophie use as a cover story for why she was out of class?

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Why did Fitz's dad send him to find Sophie?

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Where does Fitz take Sophie when he picks her up from school?

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How did Fitz find out that she can read minds?

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How does Fitz know that Sophie is who they were looking for?

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What are Goblins?

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Where are they headed when Fitz appears to check in on her in

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What does Fitz say is the name of how Elves are transported?

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What does Alden say to Sophie when they first meet?

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Other than Sophie, who else is in her telepathy test?

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With who's help did Sophie have to clear her name?

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What does Quinlin recommend that Sophie do during the process of discovery?

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What are Quinlin and the others watching on the walls?

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What does the match look like on their DNA?

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To what city does Alden take Sophie after she passes the exam?

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What is the purpose of the sponge in the middle of the cave?

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What does Fitz tell Sophie about Biana?

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What does Fitz tell Sophie how they will get there?

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What is odd about the landscape they pass?

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What was Sophie's initial reaction to joining Foxfire?

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What does Fitz give the other student?

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Who is the telepath that ends up becoming her teacher?

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What is the word that Alden asks for from his wife, Della?

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Flashcards

Who is Sophie?

A twelve-year-old high school senior who wears dull colors and lurks in the back to avoid attention.

Sophie's ability

Sophie can hear the scattered, disconnected thoughts of those around her.

Lambeosaurus

An enormous orange dinosaur with a duckbill.

Who is Garwin Chang?

A boy who is bitter that Sophie received a full scholarship to Yale and he did not.

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Sophie's eye color

Sophie's unique eye color changes from brown to blue.

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Who is Fitz?

A tall, dark-haired boy with teal eyes who introduces himself to Sophie at the museum.

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Telepathy

The ability to read minds; Fitz asks Sophie if she is one

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Sophie's powers

Sophie saved herself from a falling streetlight using her mind to keep it afloat

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Pathfinder

A device that helps elves travel on beams of light.

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Eternalia / Shangri-la

The capital city of the elves, also known as Shangri-la.

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Tribunal

A hearing held by the Council to decide if someone has broken a law

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Light Leaping

Traveling via a beam of light, which requires immense energy.

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Lost Cities Rule

Elves cannot enter a 'lost city' if they are disguised as one

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Sophie's Mind Block

Sophie's mind has a block that prevents some Telepaths from reading her thoughts

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Mr. Forkle

A nearby neighbor who Sophie knows and lives by, who is always rearranging his lawn gnomes

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Quinlin Sonden

An expert in telepathy who examines people's minds. They found out that Sophie was a keeper

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Atlantis

A city built for humans that sank underwater and is powered by crystals.

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Eurypterid

A sea scorpion used to pull the carriage with a deadly tail, pulling them along the water.

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Keeper

A term for the leader or expert at something, Sophie is one

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What are Suldreen and Moonlark?

An elf name that sounds like soybean and is a key part of the plot

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Study Notes

Sophie's Introduction

  • Sophie is listening to blaring music on her iPod, trying to avoid attention, but is caught by Mr. Sweeney.
  • Mr. Sweeney is a teacher and is annoyed that she appears to not be paying attention.
  • Sophie is at the Natural History Museum in Balboa Park on a class field trip
  • She wears dull colors and stays in the back to be left alone.
  • However, she has a secret that she has had since she was 5 of scattered, disconnected thoughts broadcast into her brain
  • She is referred to as "Curvebuster" by classmates who are jealous of her
  • Sophie's parents will not let her attend Yale despite her scholarship offer due to concerns about attention and pressure.
  • Sophie is attending San Diego City College as reported in the local newspaper
  • This is a source of frustration for her parents who try to help Sophie avoid unnecessary attention
  • A tall, dark-haired boy with teal eyes approaches her in the museum, he points to the photo of Sophie in the newspaper
  • The boy asks about her eyes, which he thought were brown in the picture
  • The boy asks Sophie about the Alberosaurus on display and says the display seems absurd
  • The boy says goodbye as 2 classes of kindergartners come barreling into the fossil exhibit
  • The screaming voices overwhelms her with pain
  • Sophie notices he also looks pained, and the boy asks Sophie if she can hear that?

Fitz's Introduction

  • Sophie realizes the boy is Fitz
  • Fitz is a Telepath
  • Sophie has been searching for someone like herself for the past 7 years
  • Fitz grabs her arms, after seeing the kindergarteners overwhelmed with screaming voices knocks Sophie askew, and tells Sophie he is there to help and that they have been looking for her for 12 years.
  • Fitz wants to know what she wants
  • He indicates his father sent him to find her
  • Fitz observes her and reports her to his father
  • He is confused why he cannot figure her out and states she does not make sense
  • Fitz notices Sophie's eyes look different than he expected, and realizes she is "one of us"
  • Fitz tells her that what he's going to say will be difficult, but he declares they aren't human
  • Fitz vanishes for a moment
  • He reappears and tells her she has no idea what she can do, he references the pole

The Rescue and the Declaration

  • Sophie is running away from Fitz and is about to get ran over in the crosswalk before a car swerved
  • Sophie thinks 'No!", raises her hand and feels strength well up from her gut
  • The lantern from the lightpole is about to fall on her and she lifts it with her mind
  • Fitz shouts to put it down
  • Sophie shrieks, drops her arm and the lantern falls, Fitz pulls her out of the way of the falling lantern
  • Fitz asks her "How did you do that?"
  • Sophie says "I have no idea."
  • Fitz realizes the driver saw what Sophie did and pulls her away
  • For the first time in Sophie's life she misses hearing thoughts after experiencing it since the age of 5
  • Her mind runs through terrifying scenarios of government agents throwing her into dark vans
  • Sophie is afraid of the answer as to why he was looking for her, Fitz explains he does not know what to tell her other than his father sent him to find a specific girl
  • Fitz says the humans have blue eyes, and that they figured they had the wrong girl again, but then said you're really one of us
  • He frowns when another set of tourists are headed in their direction, and pulls her behind a dark green minivan
  • Light Leaping is how Fitz explains how they got from San Diego to the Lost Cities
  • They release a ray of light and hitch hike on it
  • Fitz calls Albert Einstein wrong in his theory of relativity
  • Sophie finally asks if she is an alien
  • Fitz replies no and says Sophie is an elf

The Elf Reveal

  • Sophie asks if she is an alien
  • Fitz begins to laugh
  • Fitz says he thinks she's an elf
  • Sophie asks if she is supposed to help Frodo destroy the ring and save Middle-earth
  • Fitz asks her to show her
  • He pulls out a slender silver wand with intricate carvings etched into the sides with a small, round crystal that sparkled in the sunlight
  • Fitz points to the crystal and says it is a pathfinder
  • Fitz gets serious and wants to know if she'll do exactly what he tells her to do
  • Sophie is now in the capital and it is called Eternalia
  • Many call it Shangri-la
  • All of the Lost Cities are real
  • Fitz gets offended when when Sophie says the word "magic"
  • The tribunal is in progress
  • Everyone is watching the processes
  • Fitz makes the statement why do you think you're ahead of your class.
  • He stated the slowest elf can still trump a human even one with no proper education.

Sophie's Lineage and Future

  • Sophie is wrong, her entire life is a lie
  • They are dressed like humans in Lumenaria and especially here because here is where all the other world come together
  • Ancient councilors offered them the same treaty and decided the wanted to rule to world instead, so the Ancients disappeared
  • Fitz pulls out a different wand, all black with a cobalt blue crystal
  • When Mr. Sweeney didn't get her on the field trip bus, Mr. Sweeney called her mom to inform her she was not there
  • The smoky ash stings her lungs after the crisp, fresh air of Lumenaria
  • This isn't normal fires because the arsonist used some sort of chemical to make them burn
  • Fitz says you'd think humans could handle a few fires before they pollute the whole planet
  • Fitz is leaving, which hoping he didn't notice, she didn't notice how her voice hitched
  • The girl, like she was someone important
  • Fitz is not going to be happy that I took you to our cities, even though I was careful no one saw us
  • Sophie had to ask why she can't hear your thoughts.
  • It's a way to keep Telepaths out like building a wall around you mind.
  • I have no idea but when you pair it with your eyes and where you live-, he stopped as if he was afraid he'd said too much.

Sophie's Family

  • Her mom was on the phone worried about her because Mr. Sweeney couldn't find you.
  • I saw this guy he was asking questions, and it freaked me out so I ran away from him.
  • Her mom's asked her if she was getting sick
  • I'm fine just tired she said.
  • Martz was sleeping by her head
  • He mentioned sweet dreams soy bean.
  • Was I adopted is what Sophie asks.
  • Five is what made you that way
  • She woke up in the hospital after she hit her head

The Potential Kidnapping

  • As much as she hated to admit it she wanted to look good
  • They saw Mr. Forlke he moved a gnome a fraction of an inch to the left he mentioned there going to gives you another one of those headaches your always-
  • A ball of fur with legs streaked up the sidewalk barking its tiny head off
  • A blonde guy with spandex Shorts chases after it
  • Sophie steps on a leash and strokes the dog
  • Thank you so much as soon as he do growled.
  • Mr Forkle tells him Sophie he gets away

The Trip to Ethicalia

  • He's waiting for her to get there before he tells her
  • I can't ditch class and she'll called my parents
  • She can tell you a lot better my than I have to you -
  • he is her telepathy Mentor

Everglen, Alden and what is she

  • Is very bright
  • It absorbs the light so no one can lead directly through
  • He liked as privacy as the home
  • It has a clasped that looked like diamond in crusted wings.
  • The accent is much stronger I see it Fitz wasn't kidding above the brown eyes.
  • Kidnapping is a human crime I've never heard of an elf considering such as thing
  • This is what you have Telepathy
  • A safety Precaution as to why you have his necklace
  • Fitz did not one
  • I got mine by the way early and concentration and strong enough -Only fools overestimate their skills-
  • This test doesn't say is for you
  • Is it going to be hard to get in the foxfire

Dinner with the Councillors and her life on this world

  • You have Gnomes for Servants are you crazy or whatever this text says but no no no it's because you have
  • It is very intimidating she is getting
  • She saw the silver cape fastened at the face
  • She knew Kenric, oralie and Bronte - these were the councilors present.
  • He was with red hair a big tooth the brand
  • She could see oralie
  • He wants to press his cold gaze on this to see if Alden meant what she meant by that
  • I see what all your are in common

Atlantis reveal

  • This does not work for you as you see in the picture and what happens with the sign
  • If you don't like it you're getting tested but they think you're qualify
  • Crystal stores in the energy we used to power everything and It cut to let properly
  • I did what I have and the reason I'll tell you what this stuff was doing you
  • The Ancients made this city long-ago city, that used to allow humans to visit way back when

Secrets to what they're doing

  • To not drop of member council a new person can read people
  • We knew how to run it it said that way in front of it on the street.
  • But a sea Scorpion slowed it down and it was a green cube and it make the
  • The small square room smelt damp
  • She needed to find out what those were
  • Sophie doesn't like what her what it is a what's are happening
  • You will not have to hide said what does it do
  • It is called tell Telepathy until older said as far as for that said that said for those

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