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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.
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
Which Beast do Tom and Elenna need to save?
Page 6 — Cypher the giant
6
What tool finally helped them find the way?
Page 8 — compass
8
Who did they see laying on the ground?
Page 9 — Seth
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
How did Seth feel about Tom healing him?
Page 12 — didn't like it
12
What did Seth turn into?
Page 16 — scorpion man
16
Why was Seth a scorpion man?
Page 16 — punishment for failing
16
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What was on the tip of Seth's tail?
Page 17 — purple amethyst
17
What does the jewel mean?
Page 18 — he's an evil beast, they have to defeat him
18
What is Seth's new name?
Page 20 — Sting the Scorpion Man
20
Who is he guarding?
Page 20 — Cypher the mountain giant
20
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What was the Western City doing on the map Malvel gave Tom and Elenna?
Page 22 — shifting around tricking them
22
Where was Cypher's roar coming from?
Page 27 — the well
27
Why was Cypher angry?
Page 28 — he's trapped and can't breathe
28
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Who is Kerlo?
Page 32 — good wizard Malvel cursed, gatekeeper, helps Tom and Elenna
32
Does he help them into the city?
Page 33 — yes
33
How many paths led into the city?
Page 33 — three
33
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Tom know which path to take?
Page 34 — the compass
34
How did the guard know Elenna?
Page 36 — posters all over the city
36
Why did people scream when they saw Tom and Elenna?
Page 40 — they were intruders
40
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How did Tom find a way into Malvel's castle?
Page 43 — his shadow
43
When Tom's shadow was away from him, what was wrong with Tom?
Page 43 — he couldn't move
43
Why did Tom have to drop the trapdoor open?
Page 48 — it was too heavy to hold it
48
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why didn't the guards think anyone opened the trapdoor?
Page 50 — too heavy
50
What are the catacombs?
Page 51 — cemetery, graveyard
51
Where was Cypher being kept prisoner?
Page 55 — a tomb
55
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Who came to stop Tom from freeing Cypher?
Page 59 — Sting
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What did Elenna pick up after Tom cut off Sting's tail?
Page 64 — amethyst
64
Why did Sting and the travelers need to get out of the catacombs?
Page 65 — it was collapsing
65
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did the jewel do for Tom, Cypher, and Elenna?
Page 70 — make a new gateway out of the catacombs
70
Where did the gateway take them?
Page 71 — Avantia
71
Did Tom believe Malvel was really gone?
Page 75 — no
75
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