WorksheetsThieves of Ostia Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who is "main" character of our story?
Nubia
Flavia
Lupus
Jonathan
Where does the story take place?
Rome
Pompeii
Greece
Ostia
What type of city of Ostia?
a farming city
a political city
a vacation city
a port city
Why is Flavia's father often away?
he's a god
he's a traveling scroll salesman
he's a sea captain
he's always getting lost
When Flavia first meets Jonathan, what does she learn about his family?
they are very poor
they don't speak Latin
they've committed a crime
they are Jewish
How does Nubia enter the story?
she is the daughter of a wealthy senator
she is a slave whom Flavia's father purchases
she came from Britain to Rome
she's wandered onto Flavia's door step
What body part is Lupus missing?
his head
his arms
one eye
his tongue
Where does the group find Avitus crying about his daughter?
in the middle of the street
in the graveyard
in the forum
at the harbor
What does Jonathan's father do?
he is a senator
he is a merchant
he is a doctor
he is a rabbi
Why does Nubia fear Venalicius?
he is an awful slave trader
he killed her whole family
he eats children
she doesn't, they're best pals
What keeps happening to dogs in Ostia?
they're jumping off roofs
they're howling all night long, keeping everyone up
they're eating bad children
they keep getting their heads cut off
Why does the group think Avitus is killing these dogs?
his daughter died from a dog bite
his dog died and he wants everyone else to be sad, too
he's a mean old man who hates everything
they saw him carrying a dog head
What happens to Avitus?
a dog kills him
he runs away from Ostia and never returns
a jumps off a lighthouse
he helps the group find the dog-killer
What do the kids find out about the packs of dogs they keep running into?
they're just hungry!
they just want to play!
they're evil!
they're actually robots!
When Jonathan, Nubia and Flavia are outrunning Venalicius, where do they try to hide?
at a Synagogue
at a tavern
at the lighthouse
in the graveyard
Why does the rabbi say they cannot stay at the synagogue?
Because Jonathan's dad is evil
Because the rabbi is working for Venalicius
Because the children are causing too much trouble
Because Jonathan's family believes in Jesus
What social issues come up in the Thieves of Ostia?
slavery
religion
poverty
all of the above
