Chapters 1-4
What is Sai's job?
Mapmakers assistant
What do Mud and Catfish want to steal?
A suit of armor
What is the name of the ship that Sai is sailing on?
The Prosperity
What is the name of the part of town where Sai lives?
What does Prosperity mean?
What is the importance of a lineal?
Each link represents an ancestor you are proud of. A person with many links is an important person from an important family.
What do Mud and Catfish need Sai to do, to help them steal?
Forge a letter
How does Sai finally get away from Mud and the apartment.
Mud falls asleep and she escapes.
What is the ship captains name?
Captain Anchalee Sangra
What does the word "ironic" mean?
Something that is funny because it is the opposite of what you would expect
What is Mangkon's motto?
The Tail is the Teeth
Why does Paiyoon want to take Sai with him on the journey?
So she can draw and write for him.
What does Sai do to create a distraction when she gets close to the ship?
She throws buns in the air and people run to get them
What is special about Paiyoon's handkerchiefs?
They are actually old fisherman's maps
What is the name of the club that Grebe is sitting in front of when he see's Sai and hears her money jingling in her pocket?
The Rooster Room
Who is the master mapmaker?
Master Paiyoon
What does Mud find in Sai's pocket?
A key to Paiyoon's shop.
Who is Grebe and why is Sai worried about him?
Grebe is a worker on the ship, and the boy who chased her in the Fens. She is afraid that he will recognize her
Why has Paiyoon not plotted the ships course yet?
It takes time, and the ship left in such a hurry that he did not have time.
The expedition is going in all directions (North, South, East, West). What direction is the Prosperity going?
South
What is the Sunderlands and what do people say lives there?
A mythical land where they say there are dragons.
Why does Mud lock Sai in the apartment?
How did Rian get her lineal?
She saved the captain's life
What is something we learn about Rian?
Answer could be any of the following:
-Rian served in the war with Captain Sangra
-Rian received a lineal for saving Sangra's life
-Rian was injured by a saber (sword) and has a patchy bald spot on the back of her head.
Who is the author of The Last Mapmaker?
Christina Soontornvat