About
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.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
What is a clan?
A group of people or animals who live together, family
What clan is Graypaw from?
Page 15 — ThunderClan
15
Who is the leader of ThunderClan?
Page 17 — Bluestar
17
Why did Bluestar get angry when Rusty wanted to kill mice in ThunderClan’s territory?
Page 19 — There’s not enough food to go around
19
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did Bluestar want Rusty to become?
Page 21 — Part of ThunderClan/ train to become a warrior
21
Why would Rusty want to be wild and become a part of the clan?
Page 23 — 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
23
Why wouldn’t Rusty want to leave his comfortable life?
Page 22 — A warm house and food
22
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Was Rusty able to smell different scents?
Page 31 — No
31
What happened to Rusty’s collar when he pounced on Longtail?
Page 36 — It broke off
36
What was Rusty’s new ThunderClan name?
Page 37 — Firepaw
37
What did Ravenpaw announce after he came crashing into the camp?
Page 40 — Redtail is dead
40
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Who is StarClan?
Page 43 — Tribe of heavenly warriors, they watch over all of the clan cats
43
What did Spottedleaf use to stop Ravenpaw’s bleeding?
Page 45 — Cobwebs
45
Tell me some of the names of the apprentices.
Page 53 — Sandpaw, Firepaw, Ravenpaw, Dustpaw, Graypaw
53
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Tell me about Fourtrees.
Page 59 — There are four trees grouped together, it’s where all four clans meet in peace every full moon
59
What is the Thunderpath and what are the monsters that travel on it?
Page 62 — Road; cars
62
What made Firepaw a true ThunderClan apprentice?
Page 69 — Killing a mouse
69
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What was Firepaw hunting when Graypaw interrupted him?
Page 71 — A vole
71
Who did Firepaw see on the other side of the Thunderpath?
Page 78 — A ShadowClan warrior
78
Why do you think a fox is dangerous to have near ThunderClan’s camp?
It will kill the kits
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Who attacked Firepaw as he was trying to hunt?
Page 81 — Yellowfang
81
After their fight, Firepaw knew she was hungry. What did he do for her?
Page 86 — Got her food
86
Who caught Firepaw and Yellowfang eating together?
Page 87 — ThunderClan warriors
87
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Who is Yellowfang?
Page 90 — ShadowClan medicine cat and warrior
90
What did Bluestar and the warriors do with Yellowfang?
Page 91 — Brought her back to camp
91
How did Firepaw break the Warrior code?
Page 100 — Ate before he hunted for everyone at camp
100
Who was Firepaw’s mentor?
Page 99 — Bluestar
99
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What are some ways Firepaw took care of Yellowfang?
Page 108 — Hunted for her, washed her, cleaned off her fleas, cleared away her dirt
108
Why was ThunderClan worried about being attacked?
Page 97 — ShadowClan sprayed their scent all over and WindClan is gone from their territory
97
What was the entire camp preparing for?
Page 114 — An attack from another clan
114
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Where did Tigerclaw send Firepaw to hunt during the test or assessment?
Page 124 — The Twoleg place he’d lived before joining ThunderClan
124
What kittypet did Firepaw attack near the Twoleg houses?
Page 127 — Smudge
127
How did Firepaw feel about talking to Smudge?
Page 129 — Happy
129
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What did Ravenpaw bring back from his assessment?
Page 131 — A snake/adder
131
How did Bluestar feel about Firepaw talking to Smudge?
Page 134 — She didn’t like it. She wondered if he really wanted to be a part of the clan.
134
How did Firepaw feel about being part of the clan?
Page 128 — Happy, he knew who he was
128
Which apprentices got to go to the Gathering at Fourtrees?
Page 135 — Firepaw, Graypaw, and Ravenpaw
135
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
When Brokenstar spoke to the other clans, what did he ask of them?
Page 151 — That ShadowClan be allowed to hunt on their territories or ShadowClan will force them out.
151
What cat did Brokenstar warn other clans of?
Page 152 — Yellowfang
152
When Ravenpaw told his story to the other apprentices, why was Tigerclaw angry?
Page 148 — Ravenpaw was telling a different story about what happened to Redtail and Oakheart
148
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
Did Thunderclan believe Brokenstar’s words about Yellowfang?
Page 156 — Yes
156
What did Bluestar do to Yellowfang?
Page 160 — Let her stay and wouldn’t let anyone harm her
160
What do you think Tigerclaw was talking to Ravenpaw about?
Page 162 — Ravenpaw’s story at the Gathering
162
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Where did Firepaw get to go with Bluestar?
Page 167 — The Moonstone
167
Why did they need to eat bitter herbs before they left?
Page 167 — It would stop them from feeling hungry
167
What happened to Firepaw as he tried to cross the Thunderpath?
Page 172 — He almost got run over by a car
172
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
Who did Bluestar take into the cave with her?
Page 175 — Tigerclaw and Firepaw
175
How did Firepaw feel about being in the pitch black cave?
Page 176 — Excited, couldn’t wait to see what was ahead
176
How did Tigerclaw feel?
Page 177 — Scared, had to leave
177
How did Bluestar act after she slept by the Moonstone?
Page 179 — Nervous, agitated, anxious, rushed to get back to camp
179
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
What attacked Firepaw and the others on their way back to camp?
Page 186 — Rats
186
Why didn’t Bluestar die from the attack?
Page 188 — She has nine lives
188
How many has she lost?
Page 190 — 5
190
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
Who protected the kits from the ShadowClan before they got kidnapped?
Page 194 — Yellowfang
194
Name two things that come true from Firepaw’s dream?
Page 196 — Graypaw crying out, Lionheart’s death, dark warriors, wails of distress, fleeing cats
196
How did Ravenpaw react when Tigerclaw was chosen as Bluestar’s new deputy?
Page 199 — Fearful, unhappy
199
Chapter 18
Comprehension questions
Who did Bluestar invite to join the ThunderClan?
Page 202 — Yellowfang
202
How did Yellowfang feel about Brokenstar?
Page 205 — She didn’t like him; he changed the clan
205
What did Firepaw overhear Tigerclaw say when he went to get garlic?
Page 208 — Ravenpaw was a traitor
208
Chapter 19
Comprehension questions
Did Firepaw have a chance to tell Bluestar about Tigerclaw’s lies?
Page 214 — No
214
Was Firepaw a good fighter?
Page 215 — Yes
215
Tell me two ways he’s a good fighter.
Page 215 — He’s fierce, clever, fast
215
Chapter 20
Comprehension questions
Why did you think Tigerclaw sent Ravenpaw hunting in ShadowClan territory?
Page 220 — Maybe he’d get caught or killed by ShadowClan
220
Why did Firepaw tell Ravenpaw what Tigerclaw was saying about him?
Page 222 — To keep him safe
222
What did Ravenpaw see the night Redtail and Tigerclaw fought RiverClan?
Page 223 — Tigerclaw killed Redtail
223
Who does ThunderClan think killed Spottedleaf and kidnapped the kits?
Page 231 — Yellowfang
231
Chapter 21
Comprehension questions
Why does Bluestar want Firepaw to go get Yellowfang?
Page 235 — So she comes back and is safe
235
Why does Firepaw want to take Ravenpaw with him?
Page 240 — To keep him safe from Tigerclaw
240
Where are Firepaw and Graypaw taking Ravenpaw?
Page 239 — To Barley
239
When Tigerclaw asks about Ravenpaw, what is Firepaw going to tell him?
Page 243 — Ravenpaw’s dead
243
Chapter 22
Comprehension questions
Where did Firepaw and Graypaw find Yellowfang?
Page 246 — ShadowClan Territory
246
Why was she there?
Page 247 — She was trying to get the kits back
247
What did Brokenstar do with the kits in ShadowClan?
Page 249 — He tried to train them as warriors when they were too young, and they died.
249
Who did Brokenstar blame the deaths on?
Page 249 — Yellowfang
249
Chapter 23
Comprehension questions
Where were the kits being held prisoner?
Page 255 — With the ShadowClan
255
Who came back with Yellowfang to help fight the ShadowClan?
Page 255 — ShadowClan elders
255
What’s the plan to get to the kits back?
Page 257 — Yellowfang’s going to get captured, she’ll give a signal then ThunderClan warriors and ShadowClan elders will attack
257
Chapter 24
Comprehension questions
Who ended up killing Raggedstar?
Page 261 — Brokenstar, his son
261
What happened to Brokenstar when ThunderClan attacked and defeated ShadowClan?
Page 262 — He ran away with his guards
262
Why did Yellowfang return to ThunderClan instead of staying with ShadowClan?
Page 264 — She wanted to help the warriors with their wounds since Spottedleaf was gone.
264
Chapter 25
Comprehension questions
What did Yellowfang become in ThunderClan?
Page 267 — Medicine cat
267
What did Bluestar make Firepaw and Graypaw?
Page 269 — Cat warriors
269
What is Firepaw’s new warrior name?
Page 270 — Fireheart
270
What was Graypaw’s new warrior name?
Page 270 — Graystripe
270
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