Comprehension Questions – Beast Quest #4 Tagus the Night Horse

Tagus the Night Horse

by Adam Blade

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

Tom and Elenna join a cattle drive to find Tagus the Night Horse and free him Malvel's enchantment.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Tell me about the beast Tom and Elenna need to free from Malvel's enchantment.  Tagus, half man half horse, centaur  p. 6
  2. Why were Tom and Elenna hurrying to get out of the herd's way?  they were stampeding   p. 9
  3. What stopped Storm from outrunning the stampede?  fire  p. 10

Chapter 2

  1. What did Tom do to stop the fire from spreading?  chop the grass down creating a fire break  p. 13
  2. Why were the men of the town angry at Tom? they thought he started the fire and stampede  p. 16
  3. Where did the men take Tom?  jail  p. 17

Chapter 3

  1. Why was being put in jail protecting Tom from the townsmen?  they can't hurt him in there  p. 20
  2. Who did the prisoner say was destroying towns and causing stampedes?  a horseman  p. 23
  3. Who did Tom know it was?  Tagus the beast he's after  p. 24

Chapter 4

  1. How did Tom escape the room he was being held prisoner in?  tricked the guard and crumbled the stone against the bolt  p. 29
  2. Where did Tom go when the guards realized he was gone?  up a spiral staircase to a room with a window  p. 31

Chapter 5

  1. Whose hoof beats did Tom hear as he was ready to climb over the rail to escape the prison?  Storm's  p. 33
  2. What did Tom leave behind with the guards?  sword and shield  p. 34
  3. Why didn't Tom and Elenna take Victor back to town that night?  too dangerous with Tagus   p. 39

Chapter 6

  1. How did the town react when they realized he helped Victor?  apologized, gave him food, got his sword and shield  p. 45
  2. What did Tom want to help the townspeople with that would also help him find Tagus?  drive their cattle  p. 46

Chapter 7

  1. Why didn't Tom want Tagus to cross the river?  he didn't want him on the same side as the cattle and townspeople  p. 56
  2. What did Tom throw around Tagus?  lasso  p. 59

Chapter 8

  1. How did Tom trap the beast?  wrapped the rope around his legs  p. 64
  2. Was Tom able to fight the beast alone?  no  p. 65

Chapter 9

  1. Why couldn't Tom unlock the collar while he was riding on Tagus?  too bumpy, fast  p. 67
  2. What was Tagus reaction when Tom unlocked the lock?  anger left  p. 70

Chapter 10

  1. What did Tom find on the ground?  part of Tagus' horseshoe  p. 71
  2. How will the horseshoe token help Tom? make him faster and more skillful in a fight  p. 75