Lore

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

PART 1

Reading Check

1. Whom is Lore mourning?

2. Who appears wounded and demands that Lore help her?

3. How is Castor connected to Apollo?

4. Why does Artemis attack Castor?

Short Answer

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

1. How does Lore respond when Castor shows up at the fight?

2. What do both Athena and Lore gain by binding their lives together?

3. What is the Agon?

4. How did Lore and Castor first become friends?

5. When under attack, why does Castor want to stay and fight, and what convinces him to leave?

PART 2

Reading Check

1. What does Wrath demand Heartkeeper do to save his people?

2. Where does Lore find Iro?

3. Which items does Miles bring back from his meeting with Van’s source?

4. What does Dionysus reveal about Gil?

Short Answer

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

1. When Castor, Lore, and Van arrive at Lore’s apartment, what are the interactions like between them, Athena, and Miles?

2. Why is Van jealous of Lore?

3. Why is Wrath hunting for Lore?

4. How does Miles trick Dionysus?

Paired Resource

“Staying Strong During Lockdown Means Reaching Out—and Working Your Mind, Too”

• This NPR article written a few months after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic focuses on inner strength with connections to other life challenges.
• Content in this article connects to the theme of Strength Is More Than Physical.
• Miles is not as physically strong as those raised in the world of the Agon. What types of strength mentioned in the article does Miles demonstrate?

“Why Power Corrupts”

• Smithsonian Magazine explains an experiment revealing the ways power affects people differently.
• The information and ideas in this resource connect to the themes Belief in One’s Power Corrupts and Strength Is More Than Physical.
• How do the findings of the experiment explain how different characters (like Wrath and Castor) react to power differently?

PART 3

Reading Check

1. What item does Lore realize Gil used to help hide her from other gods?

2. When Wrath writes “Bring it back” on the bull, to what is he referring?

3. Who uses Miles as bait to attack Castor?

Short Answer

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

1. What reasons does Lore have for the injuries she gives Belen?

2. What does Athena do to help people after Belen unleashes a bomb, and what does it reveal about her?

3. How do Van and Miles reveal they now trust each other?

4. How does Athena view Medusa?

PART 4

Reading Check

1. What new disaster happens to the city?

2. Where do Lore and Athena find Tidebringer?

3. Who kills Tidebringer?

Short Answer

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

1. What causes Castor to walk away from Lore after Iro’s attack?

2. After her parents return early from the last Agon, why does Lore sneak out?

3. Why does Tidebringer warn Lore?

4. What revelation does Lore have about Athena?

Paired Resource

“Don't Let Power Corrupt You”

• The Harvard Business Review offers this article about power and its complex nature.
• This content connects to the themes of Belief in One’s Power Corrupts and Strength Is More Than Physical.
• How do different characters react to power differently? Who appears to be most in danger of losing values and morals to corruption as a result of power?

PART 5

Reading Check

1. Who helps Lore survive after her fight with Athena?

2. Where does Iro reveal Wrath is now staying?

3. What does Miles believe Wrath will do?

4. What weapons does Wrath use to fight Lore and try to destroy New York City?

Short Answer

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

1. What does Castor reveal about the night he became the new Apollo?

2. How is the relationship between Miles and Van different from earlier in the narrative?

3. Why does Lore kill Athena?

4. How do Lore and Castor gain freedom from immortality?

Paired Resource

“Simone Biles Thrust Athlete Mental Health into the Global Spotlight”

• This Teen Vogue article examines the strength and power Simone Biles and other athletes exhibit when they prioritize their own mental health despite outside pressures.
• Theme connections include Belief in One’s Power Corrupts, Strength Is More Than Physical, and Choosing Our Own Path Sets Us Free.
• How does choosing her own path affect Lore?

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