Verify

Define "Verify"

To establish the truth, accuracy or reality of something

What color are Meri's eyes?

hazel

What happens to Isaac because of Meri stealing his ID?

he is taken by the Marshals pg. 225

What color is the carpet in Meri's father's room?

light blue

How many news channels does the country have?

only 2

What floor in the Liberty Tower where the archives on?

the 8th floor pg. 183

What is the name of the training area used by the stewards to practice fighting skills?

the Hopper pg. 242

The "train station" had been named so to honor histories Underground Railroad. Why didn't Meri know about the Underground Railroad?

because it had been edited out of her history education

Why can't Meri use her own transit card to ride the L with Atlas?

because the government can trace her movements if she uses her own card. Atlas gives her a card not tied to her identity so that she can't be tracked pg. 193

When Atlas takes Meri to the "train station", she sees a picture that has been painted on the wall. Meri recognizes the painter as _________?

her mother

What kind of flower marked the shop that Meri, Atlas and Stef used as an escape route to get away from the Marshals?

It was marked by a sunflower pg. 212

What is the name of the building where Meri's mother used to work?

Liberty Tower

What is the name of the place the Stewards live?

Lyceum Station

What is Meri's full name?

Merriel Beckley

Who recognizes Meri as she tries to escape the pier?

Mr. Victor Beschloss, one of the heads of the City Pride Department pg. 287

Where does Meri plan to distribute the dictionaries?

Navy Pier because she knows it well pg 270

Describe Meri's school uniform

Navy pants, yellow shirt

What city does Meri live in?

Chicago

For her gym class final, Meri was given the choice of running a mile or _____________?

a 14 page exam

What is a "dead man's switch"?

a capsule of poison for a steward to take if they get caught

What are the name of the two cats at Lyceum Station?

George and Margaret

What was the name of Meri's mother?

Gillian Beckley

Which magazine does Rose's mother work for?

Gloss

What is the name fo the steward runs the station called "Substantiate"

Index pg. 233

What was Meri handed when she visited the LaSalle Street Bridge in the rain?

a piece of paper

In what year did the Boston Tea Party occur? It is also the code Atlas uses on the elevator?

1773 pg. 237

According to the information that Meri found in the archives, what had the City Pride Department planned to build on the site of Meri's mother's death?

A Unity Center or jail pg. 187

Describe the tattoo Atlas and many of the other Steward's have.

A book as it is being opened with curved lines that rise like flames. At the center of the open pages is a letter S.

What does Spine give to Meri just before they leave to execute their plan to distribute the dictionaries and banned words?

A deadman's switch pg. 273

Who were the first to started saving the books from the governments recycling program?

Atla's grandfather and friends

What is the name of Atlas' father?

Atticus

Why was Meri's mothers use of paper considered a sore spot in their family?

Because it created waste

Why can't people afford to use paper?

Because it is heavily taxed - environmental tax

Why does Atlas tell Meri to pass out the dictionaries first?

Because they are heavy and it will be easier to run without them if the Marshalls find them pg. 274

Why do the Stewards use typewriters?

Because typewriters cannot be hacked or traced and the conserve energy

What controversial material did Meri's mother use to create art?

Canvas

What was the name of the art program that Meri neglected to enter, but her friend Rose entered her in without her knowing?

City Art Program

Which stewards will killed on the Pier by the marshals?

Flap and Stack pg. 290

What was the code name given to Meri's mother by the Stewards?

Folio

What is the nickname that Meri gives to Atlas before she knows his code name?

Geeze

Who is the school principal?

Principal Velshi

What is the name of Meri's best friend?

Rose

How did Meri get considered for the City Arts Program?

Rose entered Meri without her knowledge

Who searches her father's office for information on where Atlas and Isaac, who were both taken by the Marshalls, are being held?

Rose pg.. 265

Who is Isaac?

Rose's brother

Who was responsible for turning Atlas' father, Atticus, in to the Marshalls?

Scarlett pg. 259

Why does Meri accept Rose's help in getting into the City Arts Program? What does she think it will help her accomplish?

She believes it will help her finish her mother's work

How does Meri destroy the paper she received that contains the word VERIFY?

She burns it.

What happens when Meri searches for the word VERIFY on the school computer?

She gets an error message and an alarm goes off.

What stolen item did Meri use to gain access to the archives in Liberty Tower? Who did the item belong to?

She stole a security badge from Isaac. He was a security officer for the Liberty Tower pg. 182

What did the steward, named Renee, do for a living before he came to the Lyceum?

She taught history at DePaul university pg. 141

What did Meri do to create an obstacle for the marshals when they began to chase her?

She threw paper into the air which caused chaos in the crowd pg. 280

How was Meri led to believe that her mother died?

She was killed by a car that lost control on the ice

Who is Kacee Anderson

She worked with Meri's mother.

Which steward is the head trainee for the stokers?

Spine pg. 246

What was the name of the girl in the hat that Meri and Atlas rescued from being taken by the Marshals?

Stef pg. 212

What is the business name of the steward's station that will be the last to close after the lockdown?

Substantiate pg. 231

Who did Meri's mother work for?

The City Arts Program

Who does Rose's dad work for?

The Mayors office, he is a city official

What explanation did the news channel give for the disruption at Navy Pier, caused by the Stewards attempt to get the dictionaries and banned words into the hands of the people?

The news channel said there was a power outage pg. 293

What did Meri chose to draw for her school art assignment that asked students to paint a place they had recently visited in the city?

The place where her mother died.

What is the theme of all of the stewards code names

They are all named after library vocabulary

What did Atlas, Dewey and Folio plan to do before Folio was killed and Atlas disappeared?

They planned to distribute dictionaries and banned words out to the people pg. 241

How did the government persuade people to turn in the dictionaries and paper that the stewards had passed out that day?

They said it was a movie promotional which allowed people to recycle the paper and dictionaries at double the price pf. 297

What is written on the paper that Meri received at the LaSalle Street Bridge?

VERIFY

What questions does Atlas ask Meri on the bridge the first time they meet?

What time is it?

Where are the stewards planning to create a distraction so that Meri and Atlas can carry out their parents plan to distribute dictionaries?

White Sox Stadium pg. 264

Of all of the government jobs, this one was one of the most important and prestigious.

Working for the City Pride Department