Comprehension
What is the name of the airship Matt works on?
The Aurora.
What was the name of the hot air balloon that Matt helped rescue?
The endurance.
What point of view is the story written in?
first-person
What is Matt's job aboard the ship?
Cabinboy.
What disappointing news does the Captain share with Matt at the beginning of chapter 3?
That he will not be junior sailmaker, the job will be given to Mr.Lunardi's son (owner of the airship)
Who is the narrator in airborn?
Matt Cruz
What does Matt NOT fear?
Heights.
What does Kate reveal is the purpose of her trip at the end of chapter 3?
To see what her grandfather saw.
Where does Matt's family live?
What does Hydrium smell like?
Mangoes.
What are the names of the two passengers who travel by Ornithopter to join the ship after missing boarding? (full names)
Kate de Vires, Majorie Simpkins
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What position did Matt's father hold before he died?
Sailmaker.
What new information do we learn in Chapter 3 about the man from the hot air balloon Matt rescued?
He was Kate's grandfather.
What is the two meanings of the title Airborn?
1. the definition of the word airborn is done or being in the air so Matt and the aurora are physically airborn
2. Matt was born on an airship so he was "airborn"/could also say he was born to live in the air