Chapters 1 - 4
What has forced Firedrake to undertake this quest? Who gives him information? Who is to go with him?
Vocabulary:
wary (2)
eavesdrop (10)
provisions (21)
quarrel (23)
edible (26)
Chapters 5 - 6
Is Ben a typical human? How does he treat Sorrel and Firedrake? How is he treated by both of them?
Vocabulary:
chaotic (34)
vague (38)
inconspicuous (39)
daft (51)
dilapidated (53)
Chapters 7 - 9
Retell what you know about Nettlebrand's history. Why do you think he has so much anger?
Vocabulary:
perilous (60)
inquiring (65)
dispell (69)
coil (70)
precipice (71)
Chapters 10 - 12
Should Ben and Sorrel trust Twigleg? What reasons does Twigleg have to join or betray them?
Vocabulary:
infutiate (95)
pallid (102)
baffle (105)
precise (112)
Chapters 13 - 14
Why does Greenbloom believe in magical creatures? Wht is he looking for? What kinds of creatures has he met already?
Vocabulary:
crevice (123)
spellbound (125)
reverently (130)
vertigo (139)
sacred (143)
Chapters 15 - 16
Why are the companions trying to find the djinn? What do they have to gain? What could they lose?
Vocabulary:
nimble (154)
lash (161)
aroma (169)
scowl (176)
putrid (177)
Chapters 17 - 19
Why does Nettlebrand come to eat Greenbloom? What does he have? What does the doctor know about Nettlebrand? How does he escape?
Vocabulary:
reproachful (181)
contemptuous (181)
numerous (188)
vain (192)
flattered (202)
Chapters 20 - 22
Why does Twigleg decide to send Nettlebrand off into the desert? How will that affect Ben and Firedrake?
Vocabulary:
forlorn (215)
drowsy (221)
merge (225)
keen (227)
Chapters 23 - 26
How were the sea serpents involved with Nettlebrand's attack on the dragons years ago?
Vocabulary:
captivate (244)
vengeful (247)
scrutinize (250)
lumbering (261)
hesitant (253)
Chapters 27 - 29
For what purpose was Nettlebrand created? By whom? Ha he fulfilled his purpose?
Vocabulary:
clamber (278)
nimble (281)
solitary (287)
enchanted (290)
origin (300)
Chapters 30 - 33
What are some of the reasons that Twigleg does not believe Gravelbeard's story about Nettlebrand's demise?
Vocabulary:
fretful (308)
thwart (310)
soothsayer (314)
monastery (323)
sleuth (332)
Chapters 34 - 37
What are Lola Greytail's feelings about Ben's group? Explain why she might feel that way.
Vocabulary:
weary (337)
squabble (338)
hoarse (345)
capsize (354)
route (359)
Chapters 38 - 41
In what ways are Sorrel and Burr-Burr Chan similar? How are they different from eachother?
Vocabulary:
shrill (372)
decipher (375)
restored (385)
myriad (395)
moldered (397)
Chapters 42 - 44
Describe the location of the Rim of Heaven. Where do they have to go? Why is it so hard to find?
Vocabulary:
abyss (406)
cunning (407)
crevice (415)
chortle (416)
cultivate (419)
Chapters 45 - 48
What happened to the silver dragons at the Rim of Heaven? What caused them to change?
Vocabulary:
seize (430)
flailing (432)
inquiry (436)
acrid (448)
pessemistic (451)
Chapters 49 - 52
How can Nettlebrand's armor be destroyed? What plan do our heroes come up with so they can fight him?
Vocabulary:
outwit (457)
revolting (466)
unique (470)
distort (472)
Chapters 53 - 57
What happens to each of our major characters? Firedrake? Ben? Twigleg?
Vocabulary:
stout (492)
falter (500)
fortold (511)
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