Prologue

Question 1

-high as a cloud and lighter than air-

Answer 1

-then loop the loop and up to the stars! I dreamed about flying all the time. What? Girls dream.

Question 2

Up to the stars, I like that.

Answer 2

Me too.

Question 3

That’s the rule.

Answer 3

Everything ends.

Question 4

-and captains-

Answer 4

-mothers-

Question 5

-a crucial year in the reign of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria-

Answer 5

GOD SAVE HER!

Question 6

-Lord Leonard Aster, dedicated minister to the Queen and devoted father-

Answer 6

-to Molly Aster, whose mother flew up to heaven when Molly was six years old.

Question 7

-while taking her with him on each royal mission, Lord Aster gave Molly a life few girls would normally know-

Answer 7

-while taking her with him on each royal mission, Lord Aster gave Molly a life few girls would normally know-

-a life that made her insatiably curious, insufferably bright, and pretty much friendless at school.

Question 8

Me too.

Answer 8

Boys!

Question 9

We’re lost!

Answer 9

BOYS!

Question 10

-and Lord Leonard Aster-

Answer 10

-his friendless Molly-

Question 11

-and her nanny, Mrs. Bumbrake-

Answer 11

JOURNEYED AT DAWN TO THE DOCKS OF PORTSMOUTH!