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Tom and Elenna are on their last quest to save the remaining amulet piece and help Taladon, Tom’s father, be freed from the evil Malvel. They’re faced with a ghost panther who scratches people and makes them turn evil.
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 many more pieces of the amulet do Tom and Elenna need to find?
Page 7 — One
7
What is the name of the beast Tom and Elenna need find and conquer?
Page 10 — Stealth
10
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did the villagers have on their arms?
Page 16 — Scratches
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Where did the villagers trap Tom and Elenna?
Page 20 — In a log hut
20
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Who had given the villagers the scratches on their arms?
Page 21 — The ghost beast
21
Why didn’t the villagers want Tom and Elenna to defeat the ghost beast?
Page 26 — The beast turned the people evil
26
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Elenna use to make a rope?
Page 31 — Ripped up linen
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How did Tom get them out of the building?
Page 32 — He swung at the door using the rope and smashed it open with his feet
32
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Tom and Elenna take from the building to help them find their way through the tunnels?
Page 35 — Candles
35
Where had Storm and Silver gone while Tom and Elenna were trapped in the building?
Page 36 — The woods by the tunnels
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What stopped the villagers from following Tom and Elenna through the tunnels?
Page 38 — Silver
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Who did Tom and Elenna see looking out the palace window?
Page 45 — King Hugo and Taladon
45
Why didn’t King Hugo let Tom or Elenna into the palace?
Page 46 — He couldn’t trust them/ they might have been turned evil by the beast
46
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How many tails does Stealth have?
Page 52 — Three
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Where did Elenna hit Stealth when Tom couldn’t reach his sword?
Page 55 — Between the eyes
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Tom use to lasso Stealth?
Page 60 — A rope
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How did Tom feel when he saw King Hugo, his father and Wizard Aduro in the palace window watching him fight Stealth?
Page 60 — He didn’t want to let them down
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What did Stealth use a lasso?
Page 62 — His tail
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Who appeared when Tom cut off Stealth’s collar that had the amulet piece on it?
Page 64 — Malvel
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
When Malvel cast a spell at Tom, what protected him from the evil magic?
Page 67 — Holding onto the last amulet piece made an orb that protected him
67
Where did Tom wound Malvel?
Page 67 — In the cheek
67
What did Tom learn when he wounded Malvel?
Page 70 — If Malvel could be wounded, then he could be killed
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why were the citizens of Avantia so happy after Malvel and Stealth were gone?
Page 71 — They were freed from the spell
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What did Tom need to do to finish this quest?
Page 75 — Give back the amulet and put the last piece in
75
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