Characters
Settings
Plot
Quotes
Miscellaneous
100
Jess Brightwell
Who is the main character?
100
At the beginning of the book, Jess is working for his dad in this location
What is London?
100
The penalties for owning original books
What is prison or death?
100
“You’re clever, Jess, but … you don’t just have ink in your blood. It’s in your bones. Your skeleton’s black with it. You go there, to them, and we’ll lose you forever.”
Who is Brendan?
100
The Great Library's motto: "omnis cogito est"
What is "Knowledge is All"?
200
Charity Brightwell
Who is Jess' mom?
200
The Great Library is located at this location
Where is Alexandria?
200
Thomas was murdered because he built this machine that could remake any original book
What is a printer?
200
That "is assuming that I was ever going to dismiss anyone of you? I said you would draw tiles this morning. I never said it meant anyone would be dismissed."
Who is Wolfe?
200
This father turned into a Burner.
Who is Morgan's dad?
300
Individuals who stop people from smuggling original books
Who are the Garda?
300
Building made of a metal that doesn't rust and where the Obscurists are kept as slaves
What is Iron Tower?
300
Strange individuals who eat books
What is an ink licker?
300
"Stay together. It's a rat's warren. You get lost, you'll stay lost, because we're not turning back for anyone. And for God's sake, put your guns away; bullets will bounce back on you."
Who is Frederick?
300
This publication featured all the news in London
What is the Inventio Fortunata?
400
An young female obscurist who hides from the Library
Who is Morgan?
400
Small library in Oxford that was destroyed because the citizens thought there was food and water being hidden there
What is the Serapeum?
400
The main characters faced this toxic gas (made by Burners) on a train bound for London
What is Greek Fire?
400
"it's inefficient,yes? Obscurists are rare. It is an unstable resource. You said that yourself in class. Safer to find another method. What if we could eliminate the need for the codex?"
Who is Thomas?
400
Burners' motto: Vita hominis plus libro valet!
What is "A life is worth more than a book."
500
People who are trying to overthrow the library
What are Burners?
500
Khalila is the first person to do this on a library test
What is receive a perfect score?
500
Wolfe put this on Morgan's arm to keep her from running away
What is a tracking device?
500
"My cousin Fredrick should be at th turf tavern, sir. off to Hell passage. He'll have a way."
Who is Jess?
500
Wolfe writes a letter to this person's dad, informing the dad of his son's death during his "translation from Alexandria to the front lines".
Who is Guillaume?