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Dark Life
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Literature
6th Grade
10/31/2012

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In the book Dark Life, who is the author?
Definition
Kat Falls
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In the book Dark Life, what kind of fish first chased Ty in the book?
Definition
Green lantern shark (p.1)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what was inhaled before going in the water to allow them to stay underwater?
Definition
Liquigen (p. 2)
Term
In the book Dark Life, where did Ty meet Gemma the first time?
Definition
In an abandoned sub/rig on the ocean floor (p.2-9)
Term
In the book Dark Life, how many acres at the bottom of the sea does Ty’s family own?
Definition
200 (p.12)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what was the name of the canyon in the ocean that was deeper than the Grand Canyon?
Definition
Coldsleep Canyon (p. 17)
Term
In the book Dark Life, why did Ty say things moved faster “topside”?
Definition
It didn’t have tons of water weighing it down (p.27)
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In the book Dark Life, why does Ty “glow”?
Definition
From eating bioluminescent fish (p.7)
Term
In the book Dark Life, for whom was Gemma looking at the Docking Station?
Definition
Her brother (p. 37)
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In the book Dark Life, what did Representative Tupper want the settlers of Benthic Territory to help him do?
Definition
Capture the Seablite Gang (p.46)
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In the book Dark Life, why is Gemma called a “topsider”?
Definition
Because she lived above the water. (p.51)
Term
In the book Dark Life, how many kids are there living in the sea?
Definition
22 (p.52)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what rare creature did Zoe bring home thinking it was dead?
Definition
Oarfish (p.62)
Term
In the book Dark Life, why does Ty’s family have a tap for salt water in the sink?
Definition
To keep the food fresh (p.66)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did Hewitt say attacked his homestead?
Definition
Outlaws (p.72)
Term
In the book Dark Life, Ty rushed over to Hewitt’s homestead. What would happen after 15 minutes with no power?
Definition
Water temperature drops and Everything dies (p. 74)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what happened to Hewitt’s house?
Definition
It deflated (p.80)
Term
In the book Dark Life, who did Ty run into after the power came on at Hewitt’s homestead?
Definition
Shade, the leader of the outlaws/Seablite Gang (p. 85)
Term
In the book Dark Life, how did Doc say the Seablite Gang got their name?
Definition
From the prison they escaped from (p.110)
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In the book Dark Life, what is biosonar?
Definition
An animal not a machine sending out signals – the clicks that dolphins and whales make. (p. 119)
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In the book Dark Life, where do Ty and Gemma sneak into looking for Gemma’s brother?
Definition
The Rec Deck Saloon (p.127)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what are “dark gifts”?
Definition
Special abilities in children living under the sea caused by the pressure on the brain (p.133)
Term
In the book Dark Life, who did Ty recognize in the Saloon?
Definition
Shade (p. 148)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what is the name of the outlaw’s sub?
Definition
Specter (p. 167)
Term
In the book Dark Life, by what other name does Gemma know Ty?
Definition
Akai – the boy from the Dark Life reports (p. 171)
Term
In the book Dark Life, whose blood did Doc say was in the abandoned sub that Ty found?
Definition
Gemma’s brother, Richard Straid (p. 203)
Term
In the book Dark Life, who turned off the power and entered Ty’s house?
Definition
Shade (p. 219)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what special dark gift does Shade have?
Definition
He can camouflage himself. (p. 231)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what dark gift does Zoe have?
Definition
She can send electrical currents (p.224)
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In the book Dark Life, who do Gemma and Ty learn that Shade is?
Definition
Gemma’s brother (p.249)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did Shade accuse Doc of?
Definition
Experimenting/testing the orphaned wards to prove the dark gifts existence (p.257, 267)
Term
In the book Dark Life, when the sea flooded the Trade Station service deck, how did Ty save everyone?
Definition
By calling to dolphins for help (p.284-285)
Term
In the book Dark Life, how did Zoe save Gemma?
Definition
By using her dark gift to shock Gemma’s heart (p.291)
Term
What was the one fish that glittered like an emerald and traveled in a pack?
Definition
The green lantern shark
(page 1)
Term
How did Ty escape from the green lantern sharks?
Definition
He went into a submarine
(page 3)
Term
How did Ty get his “shine”?
Definition
From eating bioluminescent fish (page 7)
Term
What are the manganese nodules Gemma’s brother was panning for?
Definition
Black pearls (page 8)
Term
How did Ty make the Liquigen in his lungs evaporate?
Definition
He drew in a breath (page 18)
Term
What did Ty call the people who lived above the ocean?
Definition
Topsiders (page 20)
Term
How long had they been living under Emergency Law?
Definition
52 years (page 21)
Term
What was the name of the boy that could understand and talk to dolphins that Gemma talked about?
Definition
Akai (page 22)
Term
What did the woman at the station want to do to Ty for money?
Definition
Touch his skin (page 37)
Term
What was the name of the outlaw gang?
Definition
Seablite Gang (page 46)
Term
What was the fence around Ty’s house made of?
Definition
Bubbles (page 52)
Term
What’s a gem o’ the ocean?
Definition
Tiny glowing shrimp (page 53)
Term
What did Gemma think Ty’s house was at first?
Definition
A jellyfish (page 54)
Term
What huge sea creature had Zoe brought back to the house?
Definition
An oarfish (page 60)
Term
What were the 3 spigots on the kitchen sink?
Definition
Hot, cold, and salt water (page 65)
Term
What bad news did Hewitt bring when he knocked into Ty’s house?
Definition
Outlaws had come to his house and knocked out Pops (page 70)
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What did the outlaws’ submarine look like when you looked at it straight on?
Definition
Oversized great white shark with its mouth open (page 76)
Term
Who was the leader of the Seablite Gang?
Definition
Shade (page 85)
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Why did Zoe get mad at Gemma when they went to the Peavey’s house to clean up?
Definition
Gemma flung an octopus onto the wall (page 108)
Term
Why did Ty want Gemma to dress as a boy?
Definition
So she could go into the saloon to look for her brother (page 130)
Term
After he met Shade on the elevator what did Ty see above Gemma?
Definition
A dark shadow with twin red embers where its eyes should have been (page 163)
Term
What was Ty’s Dark Gift?
Definition
He could see with sound - biosonar (page 171)
Term
What was the name the doctors had put on Ty’s file?
Definition
Akai (page 171)
Term
What did Ty throw a lasso around so that he and Gemma could take a ride?
Definition
A humpback whale (page 191)
Term
How did Ty find Shade in the dark around the moon pool?
Definition
He sent out clicks to locate him (page 220-221)
Term
What was Shade’s dark gift?
Definition
He could camouflage himself (page 230)
Term
Who was Shade to Gemma?
Definition
Her brother (page 249)
Term
What did Shade do to show Gemma he still loved her?
Definition
He raised his fist and touched it to his heart (page 280)
Term
How did Ty rescue everyone from the station after the window broke?
Definition
He gave a dolphin’s distress cry and called to dolphins to come and give them a ride to the surface. (page 285)
Term
How did Zoe save Gemma?
Definition
She shocked her until her heart started beating again (page 291)
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did the Dark Life People eat that made them shine?
Definition
bioluminescent fish
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did the woman in the yellow dress what to do to Ty?
Definition
try to rub off his shine
Term
In the book Dark Life, what 3 things did the common wealth threaten if the benthic territory
didn’t catch the seablite gang?
Definition
1. Halt all shipments to the shipments to the settlement
2. Reassign Dr. Kunze to the mainland
3. Commonwealth will cease subsiding new homesteads
p. 47-48
Term
In the book Dark Life, what kind of fish did Zoe bring home and what happened to it?
Definition
Oarfish and it came to life p. 60
Term
In the book Dark Life, Where did Gemma Live?
Definition
a boarding home on the Topside p. 67
Term
In the book Dark Life, Who was the leader of the Seablite Gang?
Definition
Shade p. 71
Term
In the book Dark Life, What was different about Shade’s skin?
Definition
He was albino and it makes his skin really bright p. 72
Term
In the book Dark Life, what was the name for the Seablite Gangs (the outlaws) submarine?
Definition
Spector p.74
Term
In the book Dark Life, where did ty hide his submarine when he saw the spector?
Definition
in 30ft tall kelp p. 74
Term
In the book Dark Life, whose house got deflated by the Seablite Gang?
Definition
Hewitt, Shure and Lars Peavey
Term
In the book Dark Life, What was the make of the outlaws submarine?
Definition
Specter p. 76
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did Zoe find and Gemma almost kill at Hewitt’s house when they first went back to inflate the house?
Definition
an octopus p. 107
Term
In the book Dark Life, how did the Seablite Gang get it’s name?
Definition
they escaped from a prision named seablite p. 110
Term
In the book Dark Life, how did Doc’s hands get scarred?
Definition
from an inmate’s knife when he worked for the department of new solutions p. 110
Term
In the book Dark Life, why can’t doc operate anymore?
Definition
his hands were cut through the tendons while working at Seablite prison for the Department
of New Solutions. P. 110
Term
In the book Dark Life, How did the Seablite Gang escape prison?
Definition
no one really knows. Power went out in the prison, the guards fell into a deep sleep and the
video surveillance was static for 20 minutes p. 112-113
Term
In the book Dark Life, what was zoe’s special ability?
Definition
she could pick her nose with her tongue p. 114
Term
In the book Dark Life, where did Gemma and Ty go to look for her brother, Richard?
Definition
the Saloon p. 135
Term
In the book Dark Life, how was Gemma dressed when they were trying to enter the Saloon?
Definition
like a boy, in a red sweatshirt p. 135-136
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did Richard do to signal Gemma to stay tough?
Definition
he stood at the window before lights out and held up his fist p. 166
Term
In the book Dark Life, what did Richard do that meant he loved Gemma?
Definition
put his fist to his heart. P. 166
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