Red
The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood
by Liesl Shurtliff
Grades 6-8; Genre - Fable/Fairy Tales; GRL W; AR pts. 8.0
Followed by a wolf, a huntsman, and a porridge-sampling nuisance called Goldie, Red embarks on a quest to find a magical cure for her ailing grandmother.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- Describe Red’s background. She has a grandma who’s a witch; her granny tried to teach her magic, but Red permanently hurt her granny so she never wanted to do magic again p.1
Chapter 2
- Summarize this chapter. Red went to her granny’s house, and on the way, she saw a wolf; a huntsman shot at the wolf and scared him away; when Red arrived at her granny’s, the wolf was there dressed up as her p.9
Chapter 3
- Why is granny dressed up as a wolf? To scare people away from the cottage p.16
- Why is Red concerned at the end of this chapter? Her granny is sick and that is unusual p.22
Chapter 4
- Why is Red hesitant to make the Curious Cure-All recipe? She doesn’t want to gather the ingredients; Pixie venom, tree-nymph wings, wolf hairs p.24
- Explain how Red came upon her red cloak? Her Granny gave it to her; she wore it when she was a young girl p.26
Chapter 5
- How many ingredients did Red find in this chapter? One, Pixie venom p.31
Chapter 6
- Describe Goldie. She’s nosy and gets into other people’s business; has golden hair; the same age as Red; new to The Mountain p.35
- What fairytale is she from? The three bears
Chapter 7
- Summarize this chapter. Red tried to get rid of Goldie, but couldn’t; Red looked for a gnome to send a message to her parents; Goldie thought she found a gnome, but it was a dwarf p.46
Chapter 8
- What advice did Goldie give Red and how did she respond to it? She needed to practice her magic to get better at it; Red was angry p.63
Chapter 9
- Do you think the wolf will be a friend or foe to Red? Why? Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 10
- What did Red learn about Goldie in this chapter? Her mom doesn’t love her anymore since there’s no gold in The Mountain p.78
Chapter 11
- Describe how Red and Goldie are becoming friends? They help each other; laugh together; have fun together; protect each other p.80
- Name a friend you have and describe your friendship. Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 12
- Why didn’t Red want Goldie to drink the wine? She’d lose her memories p.93
Chapter 13
- Explain what it means to get a dose of your own medicine? To receive treatment for how you treated someone p.98
- How was Red a good friend to Goldie? Goldie lost her memories and Red stayed with her, trying to help her p.98
Chapter 14
- Why is Red so worried that Goldie let a Sprite take her hand? She would be dragged to the bottom of the river and die p.110
Chapter 15
- What was strange about Horst’s behavior? He pushed a tall tree over to cross the river p.119
Chapter 16
- How did Red hide Wolf from the huntsman? Put clothes on him and said he was her Granny p.121
Chapter 17
- Describe Borlen. Dwarf; Grumpy; loves rubies; Main character in the book, Grump p.132
List two magical properties the cloak has. Completely protects from the elements, protects from feeling things fall on her, protects from the sprites
Chapter 18
- List what happens in this chapter that reminds you of The Three Bears story. Goldie tries all the food and eats the one she likes best, she sits in all the chairs and lays in all the beds to find the one she likes best p.144
Chapter 19
- Summarize this chapter. Borlen took Red, Goldie and Wolf to the castle with the roses, Red found the red roses and picked one; the gargoyles came to life and attacked; a beast captured Red and Goldie p.152
Chapter 20
- Describe the castle. Magical, does everything and provides everything the Beast needs p.169
Chapter 21
- How is the castle pranking the girls? It made completing the tasks the beast wanted difficult p.177
Chapter 22
- Why is Red bothered in this chapter? Her granny is the enchantress that turned the princess into the beast p.192
Chapter 23
- What has Red been running away from and finally learned in this chapter? Red can’t stop Granny from dying; she needs to stop fearing p.198
Chapter 23
- Why is Horst trying to kill the girls at the end of this chapter? Red wouldn’t let him have Wolf p.212
Chapter 24
- Read the last sentence in this chapter out loud. What does it mean? Horst sought a heart to give him life, but Red was filled with magic which protected her and destroyed him p.222
Chapter 25
- What did Red learn in this chapter? She can do magic correctly; she created her own path in the forest; fear made her path dim, fear is what interferes with magic p.232
Epilogue
- What did you enjoy about this story? Listen to your child’s answer