About
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.
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
Describe Red’s background.
Page 1 — 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
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 9 — 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
9
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why is granny dressed up as a wolf?
Page 16 — To scare people away from the cottage
16
Why is Red concerned at the end of this chapter?
Page 22 — Her granny is sick and that is unusual
22
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why is Red hesitant to make the Curious Cure-All recipe?
Page 24 — She doesn’t want to gather the ingredients; Pixie venom, tree-nymph wings, wolf hairs
24
Explain how Red came upon her red cloak?
Page 26 — Her Granny gave it to her; she wore it when she was a young girl
26
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
How many ingredients did Red find in this chapter?
Page 31 — One, Pixie venom
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Describe Goldie.
Page 35 — She’s nosy and gets into other people’s business; has golden hair; the same age as Red; new to The Mountain
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What fairytale is she from?
The three bears
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 46 — 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
46
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What advice did Goldie give Red and how did she respond to it?
Page 63 — She needed to practice her magic to get better at it; Red was angry
63
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Do you think the wolf will be a friend or foe to Red? Why?
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did Red learn about Goldie in this chapter?
Page 78 — Her mom doesn’t love her anymore since there’s no gold in The Mountain
78
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Describe how Red and Goldie are becoming friends?
Page 80 — They help each other; laugh together; have fun together; protect each other
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Name a friend you have and describe your friendship.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Red want Goldie to drink the wine?
Page 93 — She’d lose her memories
93
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
Explain what it means to get a dose of your own medicine?
Page 98 — To receive treatment for how you treated someone
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How was Red a good friend to Goldie?
Page 98 — Goldie lost her memories and Red stayed with her, trying to help her
98
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Why is Red so worried that Goldie let a Sprite take her hand?
Page 110 — She would be dragged to the bottom of the river and die
110
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
What was strange about Horst’s behavior?
Page 119 — He pushed a tall tree over to cross the river
119
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
How did Red hide Wolf from the huntsman?
Page 121 — Put clothes on him and said he was her Granny
121
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
Describe Borlen.
Page 132 — Dwarf; Grumpy; loves rubies; Main character in the book, Grump
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
Comprehension questions
List what happens in this chapter that reminds you of The Three Bears story.
Page 144 — 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
144
Chapter 19
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 152 — 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
152
Chapter 20
Comprehension questions
Describe the castle.
Page 169 — Magical, does everything and provides everything the Beast needs
169
Chapter 21
Comprehension questions
How is the castle pranking the girls?
Page 177 — It made completing the tasks the beast wanted difficult
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Chapter 22
Comprehension questions
Why is Red bothered in this chapter?
Page 192 — Her granny is the enchantress that turned the princess into the beast
192
Chapter 23
Comprehension questions
What has Red been running away from and finally learned in this chapter?
Page 198 — Red can’t stop Granny from dying; she needs to stop fearing
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Chapter 23
Comprehension questions
Why is Horst trying to kill the girls at the end of this chapter?
Page 212 — Red wouldn’t let him have Wolf
212
Chapter 24
Comprehension questions
Read the last sentence in this chapter out loud. What does it mean?
Page 222 — Horst sought a heart to give him life, but Red was filled with magic which protected her and destroyed him
222
Chapter 25
Comprehension questions
What did Red learn in this chapter?
Page 232 — She can do magic correctly; she created her own path in the forest; fear made her path dim, fear is what interferes with magic
232
Epilogue
Comprehension questions
What did you enjoy about this story?
Listen to your child’s answer
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