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

Chapters 1-2

Reading Check

1. How old is Dunstan when he meets the faerie woman?

2. What is Wall’s local inn called?

3. What does the faerie woman ask Dunstan for in payment?

4. What is Tristran’s consolation gift for missing his first market?

5. What is Tristran’s schoolteacher’s name?

6. What does Dunstan give Tristran before he crosses the wall?

Short Answer

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

1. What is the relationship between Bridget Comfrey and Victoria Forester?

2. What are the guards supposed to do if someone crosses the wall when they’re not supposed to?

Paired Resource

“Goblin Market”

• Victorian-era narrative poem “Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti
• Considered an influential work that helped popularize the concept of faerie markets in literature
• Shares themes of Freedom and Restriction
• How have attitudes toward this type of market changed since Rossetti’s time, and how have they remained the same?
• "Goblin Market" on SuperSummary

Chapters 3-5

Reading Check

1. How many children does the 81st Lord of Stormhold have?

2. What gemstone is the Stormhold necklace made out of?

3. What does Tristran eat for his first breakfast in Faerie?

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