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Vacation under the Volcano Chapter 1 - 4

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  • How did Annie feel when she heard the name Vesuvius?
    Annie thought the name sounded scary
  • What did the old woman say to them? What does this mean?
    She said 'the end is near'. This means that the world will end.
  • What is a villa?
    A villa is a large vacation house
  • What was Annie's nightmare about?
    Annie's dreamt that there were fires burning and the ground was shaking.
  • Why do people go to temples?
    People went to temples to pray to the gods and goddesses. They offered them gifts.
  • Why weren't Jack and Annie allowed into the amphitheater?
    Children were not allowed into the amphitheater.
  • What was their mission?
    To find the lost story
  • Why do you think the soothsayer smiled warmly when she saw the library card?
    She was one of the people who would help them
  • What is an amphitheater? What happened there?
    It is an outdoor stadium where the gladiators fought. They were forced to fight each other or wild animals.
  • Would you like to live in Ancient Rome? Explain your reason
    I would / would not like to live in Ancient Rome because
  • What does a tunic look like?
    long white robe with a belt
  • What is a myth?
    A myth is a story about gods or goddesses
  • What is a soothsayer? Why didn't Jack believe in them?
    A person who can see into the future. Jack said they are only from olden times and that people now don't believe them
  • What did Morgan Le Fay tell them to remember?
    She said they must not lose their cards as the right people will know what they mean.
  • Who were those men walking with the guards? What did they look like?
    They were gladiators. They were tall warriors with huge muscles. They wore fancy helmets and carried heavy shields.
  • Where was the book they needed to get?
    The book was in Ancient Rome in the house of Brutus
  • What is a forum? What did people do there?
    A forum is the centre of a Roman town. It was the main place where people met to sell goods and talk about politics
  • What strange things were happening when they arrived in Pompei?
    The ground was shaking and the birds stopped singing.
  • What activities did people do in the public baths?
    Apart from bathing, they swam, played sports and visited with their friends.
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