The Sword of Summer

Rick RiordanFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015

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During Reading

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CHAPTERS 1-4

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1. Which uncle has Magnus not seen for 10 years?

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Short Answer

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

1. What does Magnus’s uncle think is the reason for Magnus being born in Boston?

CHAPTERS 5-8

Reading Check

1. What important object from Norse mythology does Randolph believe has roots in the city of Boston?

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

1. How does Magnus die early in the novel?

CHAPTERS 9-13

Reading Check

1. Who is Samirah al-Abbas?

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

1. What does the “death” of Saehrimnir have in common with the incident in which Magnus sees a young man impaled by a spear and then dragged away by wolves?

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Valhalla

This 1878 Hermann Burghart painting depicts an idealized vision of Valhalla.
What kind of mood is Burghart trying to evoke in this painting? What details of composition, color, and light support your interpretation? How is this vision of Valhalla similar to and different from the one Riordan constructs in The Sword of Summer? Which version of Valhalla do you think you would rather go to?