98 pages 3 hours read

City of the Beasts

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

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Reading Questions & Paired Texts

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

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. What is the only thing that John knows how to cook?

2. Besides the clothes he is wearing, what is the only thing John has left after Morgana steals from him?

3. What is the name of the magazine that is sending Kate to the Amazon to look for the Beast?

Short Answer

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

1. How does Alex feel about going to stay with Kate?

2. How does Alex respond when Kate does not pick him up at the airport?

3. When Alex arrives at Kate’s, what gift does she give him to replace something Morgana stole?

Paired Resource

Mapinguari: Fearsome Beast and Protector of the Amazon

  • This 10-minute PBS video explains the legend of the Mapinguari, a beast believed to protect the Amazon rainforest from human threats.
  • This resource relates to the theme of The Place of the Native Peoples and Natural Resources of the Amazon.
  • What is the Mapinguari? What do some local peoples believe about its purpose? What evidence is there in City of the Beasts that tells you how similar to or different from the Mapinguari the Beast that Alex and Kate are going to find might be? If the Beast they are going to find is also interested in protecting the forest and the peoples living there, do you think Alex and Kate, as outsiders, might be in any danger?

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