Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PROLOGUE-CHAPTER 2

Reading Check

1. What is Artemis’s biggest problem, according to the Prologue?

2. When was Butler paired with Artemis?

3. What is Artemis’s ultimate goal?

4. To what language does Artemis compare what he finds in the Book?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Artemis convince the fairy in Ho Chi Minh City to let him look at her Book?

2. What happened to Artemis’s father? How does it affect his life now?

3. Why is it significant that Artemis turns off CNN?

Paired Resource

“Meet the Author”

• This site offers information about the author, Eoin Colfer.
• Why might it be important to learn about Colfer when reading his book?

CHAPTERS 3-4

Reading Check

1. Where does Holly live?

2. What is the name of the centaur who provides the LEP’s tech?

3. What does “LEP” stand for?

4. For what people do fairies feel a particular affection?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What does it mean when Root calls Holly a “test case” (Chapter 3)?

2. What does Holly initially keep from the Commander?

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