Plot
This is the vehicle Sam illegally drove for the first time in eight years to take John from Paradise to Athens, Ohio, after Henri was captured.
What is his father’s old blue truck?
Henri deduces that the Mogadorians primarily seek this from other planets, having ruined their own home planet by neglecting environmental issues.
What are resources?
John’s devoted guardian, who is often mistaken for French, this Loric Cêpan handles the endless logistics of hiding until he is killed protecting John.
Who is Henri?
This Loric protective measure guarantees that the nine surviving Garde members can only be killed in the correct sequence, provided they follow the rule of scattering.
What is the charm (or Loric Charm)?
This traumatic event, happening about 100 years ago, caused the Mogadorians to begin invading other planets.
What is the death/decay of their planet (Mogadore)?
This is the unexpected, non-Loric ally who appeared during the school battle and was carrying the Loric Chest when Henri found him.
Who is Mark James?
Henri explains that the nine children were sent to Earth not just to hide, but to ensure this ultimate outcome for their destroyed home world.
What is Lorien’s restoration (or reviving their race)?
Obsessed with alien abduction theories, this friend proves his loyalty by providing John with illegal transportation to Athens and is thrilled when he learns John’s secret.
Who is Sam Goode?
By the end of the novel, this is the number of surviving Garde left on Earth.
What is 6?
This is the name for the shapeshifting animals on Lorien, a race to which Bernie Kosar belongs.
What are Chimæra?
This was Henri's critical dying instruction to John, telling him it contained "everything you need to know.
What is to read the letter (or the letter in the Chest)?
When John asks Henri if he regrets their life of running, Henri replies that John and his memories are this, showing the Cêpan’s devotion.
What is his life (or his only tie to the past)?
This Garde survivor possesses the unique abilities of invisibility and manipulation of the elements, leading her to eventually fight alongside John.
Who is Number Six?
Henri describes the Loric Cêpan as being meant for roles like teaching and training, rather than fulfilling this dangerous role meant for the Garde.
What is being fighters (or fighting/soldiers)?
Henri warns John that getting too close to Sarah goes against the mission because this specific element of Loric nature can lead to carelessness and exposure.
What is attachment (or love/Loric monogamy)?
This Loric Legacy used by Number Six to disable the Mogadorian scouts during the confrontation at the school by summoning heavy rain, wind, and lightning.
What is the ability to control the elements (or weather manipulation)?
After years of constantly running, Number Six emphasizes that hiding is over, arguing the surviving Garde must adopt this ultimate solution to ensure their future survival.
What is fighting back (or war/standing their ground)?
Originally called Hadley, this Loric animal companion is secretly a Chimæra—an animal that can change its shape—and saves John by transforming into a massive creature.
Who is Bernie Kosar?
This Loric power that first manifested in John during astronomy class, causing his hands to glow brightly
What is Lumen?
To save their world 25,000 years ago, the Loric citizens committed to changing their harmful practices to achieve this state.
What is environmental sustainability (or becoming self-sustaining/changing their way of life)?
This is the specific, sentimental explanation Sam Goode gave John for why he continued wearing his father's thick glasses, despite acknowledging his vision was fine.
What is so he could see what his dad saw (or what his dad saw before he disappeared)
When viewing the glass orb replica of Lorien from the Loric Chest, the slight glow at the planet's core, despite the surface being a barren wasteland, is interpreted by Henri as this essential virtue.
What is hope?
This high school student who was initially John's bully eventually risks his life to save John's Cêpan and then fights the Mogadorians at the school.
Who is Mark James?
This Loric artifact, retrieved from the Chest, can heal a severe wound inflicted with hostile intent, but the recipient must endure pain double that of the original injury.
What is a healing stone?
This is the approximate life span, in years, of a native Loric citizen.
A) 100 years
B) 150 years
C) 200 years
D) 250 years
What is C) 200 years?