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Tom and Elenna are on a quest to free Aduro. If they can defeat Arachnid the spider they will get the golden gauntlets as well as be one step closer to freeing their wizard friend.
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
Who has kidnapped Aduro?
Page 6 — evil wizard Malvel
6
How many more beasts do they need to defeat before they can save Aduro?
Page 6 — two
6
What creature were Tom and Elenna supposed to fight next?
Page 8 — giant spider
8
What did Tom want the T carved on the tree to mean?
Page 12 — Taladon his father might have passed that way
12
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was the town celebrating?
Page 16 — the king's birthday
16
Who did Elenna and Tom stay with?
Page 20 — Dorina
20
What protects the village?
Page 22 — blue crystals
22
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Where is Arachnid supposed to be hiding?
Page 26 — high in the mountains
26
Where is he instead?
Page 26 — in a cave near the village
26
What was the pulsing light in the saddle bag?
Page 28 — the map showing urgency in completing the quest
28
What did Dorina give Tom to help him fight Arachnid?
Page 33 — blue crystal
33
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
How did Tom and Elenna feel about the crystal Dorina gave them?
Page 34 — its jewelry
34
What saved Tom when he fell?
Page 40 — his shield, tear from Cypher
40
What made it impossible for the travelers to go back to the town?
Page 41 — a chasm
41
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
How did the crystals protect Tom and Elenna?
Page 43 — they glowed; they could see
43
What was the spider silk doing to the travelers?
Page 44 — wrapped around them, caught them
44
Where are the gauntlets?
Page 46 — sitting in the heart of the web
46
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Who helped Tom climb up to the stalactites?
Page 50 — Storm
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What did the golden gauntlets give Tom?
Page 52 — special skills with his sword
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What was looming behind Elenna and Silver?
Page 55 — Arachnid
55
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What did Arachnid do to Silver?
Page 56 — spun him in his web
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Who else was stuck in Arachnid's web?
Page 60 — Etta
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What beast came to aid Tom?
Page 61 — Tartok
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Tartok do to the spider?
Page 63 — blinded it
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How was Tom able to careful cutting the web around Etta?
Page 64 — gauntlets
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What finally defeated Arachnid?
Page 68 — a stalactite
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Who was trapped inside the cave?
Page 70 — Tartok
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Who came to help free Tartok?
Page 72 — Aduro
72
What was the consequence for Aduro helping get Tartok out of the cave?
Page 73 — Malvel is taking him to the tar pit
73
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