Comprehension Questions- Beast Quest The Dark Realm #18 Sting the Scorpion Man

 Sting the Scorpion Man

by Adam Blade

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL R; AR pts: 1.0

Tom and Elenna go on their last quest in Gorgonia.  They are to free Cypher the Mountain Giant and defeat Sting the scorpion man who guards him.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Which Beast do Tom and Elenna need to save?  Cypher the giant  p. 6
  2. What tool finally helped them find the way?  compass  p. 8
  3. Who did they see laying on the ground?   Seth  p. 9

Chapter 2

  1. How did Seth feel about Tom healing him?  didn't like it   p. 12
  2. What did Seth turn into?  scorpion man  p. 16
  3. Why was Seth a scorpion man?  punishment for failing  p. 16

Chapter 3

  1. What was on the tip of Seth's tail?  purple amethyst  p. 17
  2. What does the jewel mean?  he's an evil beast, they have to defeat him  p. 18
  3. What is Seth's new name?  Sting the Scorpion Man  p. 20
  4. Who is he guarding?  Cypher the mountain giant   p. 20

Chapter 4

  1. What was the Western City doing on the map Malvel gave Tom and Elenna?  shifting around tricking them  p. 22
  2. Where was Cypher's roar coming from?  the well   p. 27
  3. Why was Cypher angry?  he's trapped and can't breathe  p. 28

Chapter 5

  1. Who is Kerlo? good wizard Malvel cursed, gatekeeper, helps Tom and Elenna       p. 32
  2. Does he help them into the city?  yes  p. 33
  3. How many paths led into the city?  three p. 33

Chapter 6

  1. How did Tom know which path to take?  the compass  p. 34
  2. How did the guard know Elenna?  posters all over the city  p.  36
  3. Why did people scream when they saw Tom and Elenna?  they were intruders  p. 40

Chapter 7

  1. How did Tom find a way into Malvel's castle?  his shadow   p. 43
  2. When Tom's shadow was away from him, what was wrong with Tom? he couldn't move  p. 43
  3. Why did Tom have to drop the trapdoor open?  it was too heavy to hold it p. 48

Chapter 8

  1. Why didn't the guards think anyone opened the trapdoor?  too heavy  p. 50
  2. What are the catacombs? cemetery, graveyard  p. 51
  3. Where was Cypher being kept prisoner?  a tomb  p. 55

Chapter 9

  1. Who came to stop Tom from freeing Cypher?  Sting   p. 59
  2. What did Elenna pick up after Tom cut off Sting's tail?  amethyst  p. 64
  3. Why did Sting and the travelers need to get out of the catacombs?  it was collapsing p. 65

Chapter 10

  1. What did the jewel do for Tom, Cypher, and Elenna?  make a new gateway out of the catacombs  p. 70
  2. Where did the gateway take them?  Avantia  p. 71
  3. Did Tom believe Malvel was really gone?  no  p. 75