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Tom and Elenna need to free Ferno the dragon on their next quest. To help them defeat Tusk the mammoth, people from the rebel camp come to their aid.
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
What is the name of the next beast Tom and Elenna need to battle?
Page 9 — Tusk
9
How did Tom know Ferno the dragon was in danger?
Page 10 — Ferno's scale glowed red
10
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Tell me about snake ferns.
Page 17 — they grab you and don't let go
17
What did Tom hear when he called Ferno?
Page 18 — Ferno said he needed help and that there were twin blades
18
What did Elenna get caught up in?
Page 19 — snake ferns
19
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why couldn't Tom jump up and pull Elenna down out of the ferns?
Page 22 — it was wrapped around her neck and tight around her legs
22
What was trapping Ferno so he couldn't move?
Page 24 — snake ferns
24
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What had Ferno meant when he told Tom about "twin blades"?
Page 27 — two golden tusks
27
Where was the amber jewel on Tusk embedded?
Page 29 — her tusk
29
Why did Tom think Tusk had been in many battles?
Page 30 — deep scars
30
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
How did Tusk help Tom free Elenna?
Page 36 — Tusk got Tom close enough to throw his sword at the vines and cut most of them
36
How did Tom stop Tusk's attack on Elenna?
Page 38 — he cut Tusk's foot with his sword
38
Why is the wound Elenna got from Tusk infected?
Page 39 — poison
39
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Tom trap Tusk so he could help Elenna?
Page 42 — trapped her in snake ferns
42
Why didn't anyone open the gates at the rebel camp?
Page 46 — Seth had captured them with Gorgonian guards
46
Why couldn't Tom move?
Page 47 — his shadow was too far away
47
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Who interrupted Tom and Seth's sword fight?
Page 52 — the rebels
52
What made Seth and the guards run?
Page 53 — the raining arrows
53
Who came out of the rebel camp to help 'Tom?
Page 54 — Odora
54
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Who came to help Tom fight Tusk?
Page 58 — Odora and other rebels
58
What did Tom and the rebels do to try to defeat Tusk?
Page 60 — tie her down with ropes
60
Who came riding through the trees to help the rebels and Tom?
Page 62 — Elenna and Storm
62
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What helped Elenna feel better?
Page 64 — antidote/ medicine woman
64
How did Tusk help free Ferno?
Page 66 — her tusks tore the snake ferns around the dragon
66
What appeared in the sky when Tusk was defeated?
Page 67 — gateway to Avantia
67
Who else went through the gateway?
Page 68 — Odora and the rebels
68
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why was Kerlo worried about the rebels going through the gateway?
Page 70 — What if they don't want to be ruled by King Hugo?
70
Who came through the gateway out of Avantia into Gorgonia?
Page 74 — Silver
74
What did the amber jewel give Tom?
Page 74 — better fighting skills
74
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