I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii Chapters 1-5

Place a check by the main characters

• gladiator

• Tata

• old beggar woman

• Marcus

Marcus is miserable. Check all that apply.

• He is a slave.

• He is separated from his father.

• He is starving.

• He is wearing a tunic.

Who did Marcus see in the gladiator parade?

• His master, Festus

• HIs father, Tata

• The governor of Pompeii

• Achilles, the gladiator

What did the old woman tell Marcus? Check all that apply.

• Pompeii was doomed.

• Thank you for the apple

• When hope was lost follow the hand of Mercury

• Cyclops was the strongest gladiator

Who is Cyclops?

• The father of Marcus

• A slave owner

• A powerful gladiator

• A scientist

When did Mount Vesuvius erupt?

• 79 BC

• 1905

• 805 BC

• 79 AD

Check foods that people ate in Pompeii that we do not eat today.

• roasted flamingo

• lobsters

• stuffed mice

• apples

Why was the fruit vendor angry with Marcus?

• He thought he might steal the apples.

• He was trying to warn him that the statues was falling.

• He wanted to give Marcus a reward for helping him clean up.

• He wanted to make sure Marcus had some fruit for the old lady.

Why was Tata lucky even though he was a slave?

• He was very rich.

• He had to leave Germania.

• He was bought by a kind man who taught him about science.

• He could do whatever he wanted.

Why did Marcus and Tata's life change?

• Linus, their owner, sold them

• Festus bought them from Linus

• Tata wanted to be a gladiator.

• Their owner, Linus, died.