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

Chapters 1-2; Chapters 3-6

Reading Check

1. What does Julius Kane want to examine at the British Museum?

2. How do Carter and Sadie get from London to New York?

3. What kind of foods does Amos eat?

Short Answer

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

1. Why does Carter say that his “home is a suitcase”?

2. What consequence does Inspector Williams decide on for Sadie and Carter?

Paired Resource

“Why Siblings Can Be So Different, According to Science”

• This article from the Washington Post discusses the role of nature versus nurture and how siblings, even when raised by the same family, can still be different.
• This connects to the theme The Flexibility of Family Structure.
• Given what we know about why siblings can be different, how much of Carter and Sadie’s differences are a result of their different upbringings (nurture) and how much might be due to their inherent personality traits (nature)?

Chapters 7-9; Chapters 10-14   

Reading Check

1. Where does the shabti in the library get the Narmer Palette?

2. What does Zia use to try to imprison Serqet?