Comprehension Questions- Beast Quest #9 Soltra the Stone Charmer

Soltra the Stone Charmer

by Adam Blade

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

Tom returns to Errinel his home town to find the golden breastplate.  As they arrive at the village they find villagers turned to stone.  They battle Soltra, defeat her and turn the villagers back to themselves again.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. How did Elenna catch fish?  shot them with her bow and arrow  p. 7
  2. What pieces of armor has Tom collected so far?  helmet and chain mail vest p. 9
  3. Where was the next piece of armor?  Errinel, Tom's home town   p. 11

Chapter 2

  1. What was the next piece of armor Tom had to collect?  golden breastplate  p. 13
  2. What does the evil beast turn creatures into?  stone  p. 18
  3. What did Tom see in Farmer Gretlin's field?  three figures turned to stone  p. 20

Chapter 3

  1. Why did Farmer Gretlin look happy?  the beast was beautiful  p. 23
  2. What did Tom notice when he looked at the farmer's eyes?  he was alive  p. 24
  3. What did Tom to do free the farmer?  used his sword to crack the stone  p. 26

Chapter 4

  1. What is the name of Malvel's evil beast?  Soltra  p. 28
  2. How many statues or people were in the village?  three  p. 30
  3. Who did Tom find in the woods?  Aunt Maria and Uncle Henry p. 33

Chapter 5

  1. Why did Tom tell the people of Errinel what was going on?  because they deserved to know since their people had been turned to stone  p. 35
  2. What is Soltra's weakness?  she cannot survive in daylight  p. 37
  3. Why did Tom want to take the villagers to the lake?  it has healing powers that could help them  p. 38

Chapter 6

  1. What special day was it?  Tom's birthday  p. 42
  2. Where did Tom and Elenna want to start looking for Soltra?  near the marsh at Farmer Gretlin 's farm   p. 44
  3. Where was the gift Tom's father left for him?  buried under the anvil  p. 46

Chapter 7

  1. What was the gift from Tom's father?  compass  p. 47
  2. How does the compass work?  hold it the direction you want to go and it will tell your danger or destiny  p.  49
  3. How did the voice sound to Tom?  beautiful  p. 54

Chapter 8

  1. What did Elenna shoot Tom's direction to help him?  a rope on an arrow  p. 56
  2. Who did Tom call to help him fight Soltra?  Cypher  p. 59
  3. What did Tom do when Soltra spoke to him?  looked her in the eye  p. 60

Chapter 9

  1. When Tom pointed the compass to Soltra, what did it point to?  danger  p. 61
  2. What did Cypher do to help Tom?  push away the fog so the sun would shine through  p. 65
  3. How did Tom get the sun to shine in Soltra's eye?  used his sword to reflect it    p. 66

Chapter 10

  1. What happened to Soltra when the sun hit her?  she crumbled to dust  p. 68
  2. What happened to everyone in the village that had been turned to stone after she was defeated?  they were returned to life  p. 70
  3. Why did Tom want to leave the village so quickly?  it would be hard to leave if he stayed/ he has more pieces of armor to gather  p. 70