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Tom and Elenna head to the mountains to find Cypher and unlock the giant from Malvel's evil enchantment.
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 did the group of traders give Tom and Elenna to help them in the mountain pass?
Page 13 — rope
13
What was causing the ground to shake as they walked up the pass?
Page 16 — mudslide
16
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did Elenna hold onto during the mudslide?
Page 18 — Storm's reins
18
Why was it scary for Tom and Elenna to be caught in a mudslide?
Page 21 — surprised them, heavy, thick, slippery, deep
21
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How did Tom and Elenna feel after the mudslide?
Page 24 — cold, wet, tired, relieved
24
Where did the friends camp for the night?
Page 24 — a cave
24
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Tom find on the cave walls in the morning?
Page 26 — drawings of a giant
26
What covered the village Tom and Elenna were looking for?
Page 29 — rock slide
29
What were the men stealing from the houses in the village?
Page 33 — food
33
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Who were the thieves?
Page 36 — townspeople
36
How did Tom feel about the trapped people?
Page 38 — he should save them no matter what they did
38
Who was howling and screeching up on the mountain?
Page 38 — Cypher
38
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Tom break the huge rock?
Page 41 — hitting his sword hilt against its weak spot
41
What plain does Cypher live on?
Page 44 — Place of Eagles
44
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why was it dangerous for Elenna and Silver to be in the closed in cave?
Page 51 — they might run out of air
51
Tell me about Cypher.
Page 52 — one-eyed giant, yellow teeth, as tall as trees, wider than a house, left footprints in the ground, muscles
52
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why couldn't the beast find Tom?
Page 54 — he was covered in dirt so he blended in with the mountain
54
How did Cypher react when Tom tried to twist the key in the lock?
Page 58 — angry, swatted at him
58
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Tom feel like he was safe to unlock the collar when Cypher was dangling from the cliff?
Page 65 — Cypher couldn't swat at him
65
Was Tom able to free Cypher from the enchantment?
Page 65 — yes
65
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What saved Tom from falling with the collar?
Page 66 — rope
66
What fell onto Tom's shield?
Page 71 — Cypher's tear
71
Why had Silver kept running off?
Page 71 — he knew there were wolf cubs in danger
71
How will Cypher's tear drop protect Tom?
Page 74 — if he's falling from a great height the shield will help him slow down
74
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