Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Cyborg (Chapter 1)

2. Peony (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. She has a retina display that flashes orange when someone lies. (Chapter 2)

2. They discover an ancient gas-powered car that they hope they can use to escape New Beijing. (Chapter 4)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Cinder (Chapter 6)

2. Magnetized letumosis (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. Cinder is a cyborg, which means that she is part human and can catch the plague, while Iko is an android, and fully mechanical. (Chapter 5)

2. He is in charge of letumosis research. (Chapter 7)

Chapters 9-12

Reading Check

1. A computer chip (Chapter 9)

2. The emperor and Peony (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. She keeps asking when she will be given the antidote. (Chapter 10)

2. Queen Levana supposedly had the girl killed, but there is a rumor that she is still alive. (Chapter 12)

Chapters 13-16

Reading Check

1. A chiropractic adjustment (Chapter 14)

2. Queen Lavena (Chapter 16)