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Rick Riordan

The Red Pyramid

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2010

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Multiple Choice

1. How does Sadie’s relationship with her father change throughout the novel?

A) It remains static and unchanging.

B) It declines as she learns about his secret life.

C) It improves as she understands his choices and actions.

D) It becomes estranged as she discovers her magical abilities.

2. How does the alternating narrative perspective contribute to the tension in the story?

A) By allowing the reader to experience both characters’ fears and uncertainties

B) By confusing the reader with differing viewpoints

C) By reducing tension as the reader knows more than the characters

D) By making the reader choose sides between Carter and Sadie

3. Which of the following events most clearly reflects the theme People Fear Things That Are Different?

A) Bast’s transformation from Mittens

B) The siblings’ banishment from the House of Life

C) The chase by Set’s minions in London

D) The final confrontation with Set

4. How does Bast contribute to the novel?

A) By providing comic relief

B) By changing the direction of the story

C) By connecting the protagonists with the world of the gods

D) By overshadowing Carter and Sadie’s powers and abilities

5. How does Desjardins’s perspective on magic and the gods evolve throughout the story?

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