Comprehension Questions – Warriors #1 Into the Wild

Into the Wild

By Erin Hunter

Grades 6-8; Genre - Fiction; GRL S; AR pts: 10.0

Journey with Rusty as he accepts an invite to leave his comfortable home and become a part of ThunderClan.  He’ll learn what it takes to be a part of the clan and how to protect those around him from a deceitful clan member.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What is a clan? A group of people or animals who live together, family
  2. What clan is Graypaw from? ThunderClan    p. 15
  3. Who is the leader of ThunderClan?   Bluestar   p. 17
  4. Why did Bluestar get angry when Rusty wanted to kill mice in ThunderClan’s territory?  There’s not enough food to go around     p. 19

Chapter 2

  1. What did Bluestar want Rusty to become? Part of ThunderClan/ train to become a warrior   p. 21
  2. Why would Rusty want to be wild and become a part of the clan? He’d be a tom cat, he’d be trained in the ways of the wild, he’d learn what it means to be a real cat     p. 23
  3. Why wouldn’t Rusty want to leave his comfortable life? A warm house and food   p. 22

Chapter 3

  1. Was Rusty able to smell different scents?  No     p. 31
  2. What happened to Rusty’s collar when he pounced on Longtail? It broke off p.36
  3. What was Rusty’s new ThunderClan name?  Firepaw   p. 37
  4. What did Ravenpaw announce after he came crashing into the camp? Redtail is dead   p. 40

Chapter 4

  1. Who is StarClan?Tribe of heavenly warriors, they watch over all of the clan cats p.43
  2. What did Spottedleaf use to stop Ravenpaw’s bleeding? Cobwebs   p. 45
  3. Tell me some of the names of the apprentices.  Sandpaw, Firepaw, Ravenpaw, Dustpaw, Graypaw   p. 53

Chapter 5

  1. Tell me about Fourtrees.  There are four trees grouped together, it’s where all four clans meet in peace every full moon   p. 59
  2. What is the Thunderpath and what are the monsters that travel on it? Road; cars   p. 62
  3. What made Firepaw a true ThunderClan apprentice? Killing a mouse    p. 69

Chapter 6

  1. What was Firepaw hunting when Graypaw interrupted him?  A vole   p. 71
  2. Who did Firepaw see on the other side of the Thunderpath? A ShadowClan warrior   p. 78
  3. Why do you think a fox is dangerous to have near ThunderClan’s camp? It will kill the kits

Chapter 7

  1. Who attacked Firepaw as he was trying to hunt?  Yellowfang   p. 81
  2. After their fight, Firepaw knew she was hungry. What did he do for her? Got her food   p. 86
  3. Who caught Firepaw and Yellowfang eating together?ThunderClan warriors     p. 87

Chapter 8

  1. Who is Yellowfang? ShadowClan medicine cat and warrior   p. 90
  2. What did Bluestar and the warriors do with Yellowfang? Brought her back to camp   p. 91
  3. How did Firepaw break the Warrior code?  Ate before he hunted for everyone at camp   p. 100
  4. Who was Firepaw’s mentor? Bluestar   p. 99

Chapter 9

  1. What are some ways Firepaw took care of Yellowfang? Hunted for her, washed her, cleaned off her fleas, cleared away her dirt   p. 108
  2. Why was ThunderClan worried about being attacked? ShadowClan sprayed their scent all over and WindClan is gone from their territory    p. 97
  3. What was the entire camp preparing for? An attack from another clan    p. 114

Chapter 10

  1. Where did Tigerclaw send Firepaw to hunt during the test or assessment? The Twoleg place he’d lived before joining ThunderClan   p. 124
  2. What kittypet did Firepaw attack near the Twoleg houses? Smudge    p. 127
  3. How did Firepaw feel about talking to Smudge? Happy   p. 129

Chapter 11

  1. What did Ravenpaw bring back from his assessment? A snake/adder    p. 131
  2. How did Bluestar feel about Firepaw talking to Smudge? She didn’t like it.  She wondered if he really wanted to be a part of the clan.    P. 134
  3. How did Firepaw feel about being part of the clan? Happy, he knew who he was   p. 128
  4. Which apprentices got to go to the Gathering at Fourtrees? Firepaw, Graypaw, and Ravenpaw   p. 135

Chapter 12

  1. When Brokenstar spoke to the other clans, what did he ask of them? That ShadowClan be allowed to hunt on their territories or ShadowClan will force them out.   P. 151
  2. What cat did Brokenstar warn other clans of? Yellowfang   p. 152
  3. When Ravenpaw told his story to the other apprentices, why was Tigerclaw angry? Ravenpaw was telling a different story about what happened to Redtail and Oakheart   p. 148

Chapter 13

  1. Did Thunderclan believe Brokenstar’s words about Yellowfang?  Yes    p. 156
  2. What did Bluestar do to Yellowfang? Let her stay and wouldn’t let anyone harm her  p. 160
  3. What do you think Tigerclaw was talking to Ravenpaw about? Ravenpaw’s story at the Gathering  p. 162

Chapter 14

  1.  Where did Firepaw get to go with Bluestar? The Moonstone   p. 167
  2. Why did they need to eat bitter herbs before they left? It would stop them from feeling hungry   p. 167
  3. What happened to Firepaw as he tried to cross the Thunderpath? He almost got run over by a car   p. 172

Chapter 15

  1. Who did Bluestar take into the cave with her? Tigerclaw and Firepaw   p. 175
  2. How did Firepaw feel about being in the pitch black cave? Excited, couldn’t wait to see what was ahead   p. 176
  3. How did Tigerclaw feel? Scared, had to leave   p. 177
  4. How did Bluestar act after she slept by the Moonstone? Nervous, agitated, anxious, rushed to get back to camp   p. 179

Chapter 16

  1. What attacked Firepaw and the others on their way back to camp? Rats  p. 186
  2. Why didn’t Bluestar die from the attack? She has nine lives   p. 188
  3. How many has she lost?  5   p. 190

Chapter 17

  1. Who protected the kits from the ShadowClan before they got kidnapped?  Yellowfang   p. 194
  2. Name two things that come true from Firepaw’s dream? Graypaw crying out, Lionheart’s death, dark warriors, wails of distress, fleeing cats     p. 196
  3. How did Ravenpaw react when Tigerclaw was chosen as Bluestar’s new deputy? Fearful, unhappy p.   199

Chapter 18

  1. Who did Bluestar invite to join the ThunderClan? Yellowfang   p. 202
  2. How did Yellowfang feel about Brokenstar? She didn’t like him; he changed the clan  p. 205
  3. What did Firepaw overhear Tigerclaw say when he went to get garlic? Ravenpaw was a traitor   p. 208

Chapter 19

  1. Did Firepaw have a chance to tell Bluestar about Tigerclaw’s lies? No    p. 214
  2. Was Firepaw a good fighter?  Yes   p. 215
  3. Tell me two ways he’s a good fighter.   He’s fierce, clever, fast    p. 215

Chapter 20

  1. Why did you think Tigerclaw sent Ravenpaw hunting in ShadowClan territory? Maybe he’d get caught or killed by ShadowClan     p. 220
  2. Why did Firepaw tell Ravenpaw what Tigerclaw was saying about him? To keep him safe   p. 222
  3. What did Ravenpaw see the night Redtail and Tigerclaw fought RiverClan? Tigerclaw killed Redtail   p. 223
  4. Who does ThunderClan think killed Spottedleaf and kidnapped the kits? Yellowfang   p. 231

Chapter 21

  1. Why does Bluestar want Firepaw to go get Yellowfang? So she comes back and is safe  p. 235
  2. Why does Firepaw want to take Ravenpaw with him? To keep him safe from Tigerclaw  p. 240
  3. Where are Firepaw and Graypaw taking Ravenpaw?  To Barley   p. 239
  4. When Tigerclaw asks about Ravenpaw, what is Firepaw going to tell him? Ravenpaw’s dead  p. 243  

Chapter 22

  1. Where did Firepaw and Graypaw find Yellowfang? ShadowClan Territory p. 246
  2. Why was she there? She was trying to get the kits back   p. 247
  3. What did Brokenstar do with the kits in ShadowClan? He tried to train them as warriors when they were too young, and they died.   P. 249
  4. Who did Brokenstar blame the deaths on? Yellowfang   p. 249

Chapter 23

  1. Where were the kits being held prisoner? With the ShadowClan   p. 255
  2. Who came back with Yellowfang to help fight the ShadowClan?   ShadowClan elders   p. 255
  3. What’s the plan to get to the kits back?  Yellowfang’s going to get captured, she’ll give a signal then ThunderClan warriors and ShadowClan elders will attack    p. 257

Chapter 24

  1. Who ended up killing Raggedstar? Brokenstar, his son    p. 261
  2. What happened to Brokenstar when ThunderClan attacked and defeated ShadowClan?  He ran away with his guards    p. 262
  3. Why did Yellowfang return to ThunderClan instead of staying with ShadowClan? She wanted to help the warriors with their wounds since Spottedleaf was gone.    p. 264

Chapter 25

  1. What did Yellowfang become in ThunderClan?  Medicine cat   p. 267
  2. What did Bluestar make Firepaw and Graypaw? Cat warriors   p. 269
  3. What is Firepaw’s new warrior name? Fireheart    p. 270
  4. What was Graypaw’s new warrior name? Graystripe   p. 270