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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.
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
How did Elenna catch fish?
Page 7 — shot them with her bow and arrow
7
What pieces of armor has Tom collected so far?
Page 9 — helmet and chain mail vest
9
Where was the next piece of armor?
Page 11 — Errinel, Tom's home town
11
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was the next piece of armor Tom had to collect?
Page 13 — golden breastplate
13
What does the evil beast turn creatures into?
Page 18 — stone
18
What did Tom see in Farmer Gretlin's field?
Page 20 — three figures turned to stone
20
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why did Farmer Gretlin look happy?
Page 23 — the beast was beautiful
23
What did Tom notice when he looked at the farmer's eyes?
Page 24 — he was alive
24
What did Tom to do free the farmer?
Page 26 — used his sword to crack the stone
26
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What is the name of Malvel's evil beast?
Page 28 — Soltra
28
How many statues or people were in the village?
Page 30 — three
30
Who did Tom find in the woods?
Page 33 — Aunt Maria and Uncle Henry
33
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did Tom tell the people of Errinel what was going on?
Page 35 — because they deserved to know since their people had been turned to stone
35
What is Soltra's weakness?
Page 37 — she cannot survive in daylight
37
Why did Tom want to take the villagers to the lake?
Page 38 — it has healing powers that could help them
38
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What special day was it?
Page 42 — Tom's birthday
42
Where did Tom and Elenna want to start looking for Soltra?
Page 44 — near the marsh at Farmer Gretlin 's farm
44
Where was the gift Tom's father left for him?
Page 46 — buried under the anvil
46
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What was the gift from Tom's father?
Page 47 — compass
47
How does the compass work?
Page 49 — hold it the direction you want to go and it will tell your danger or destiny
49
How did the voice sound to Tom?
Page 54 — beautiful
54
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Elenna shoot Tom's direction to help him?
Page 56 — a rope on an arrow
56
Who did Tom call to help him fight Soltra?
Page 59 — Cypher
59
What did Tom do when Soltra spoke to him?
Page 60 — looked her in the eye
60
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
When Tom pointed the compass to Soltra, what did it point to?
Page 61 — danger
61
What did Cypher do to help Tom?
Page 65 — push away the fog so the sun would shine through
65
How did Tom get the sun to shine in Soltra's eye?
Page 66 — used his sword to reflect it
66
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What happened to Soltra when the sun hit her?
Page 68 — she crumbled to dust
68
What happened to everyone in the village that had been turned to stone after she was defeated?
Page 70 — they were returned to life
70
Why did Tom want to leave the village so quickly?
Page 70 — it would be hard to leave if he stayed/ he has more pieces of armor to gather
70
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