WorksheetsTrail of Lightning: Chapters 1 - 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 20mins
Where does the narrator (Maggie) go at the beginning of the novel?
Tse Bonito
Lukachukai
Tsaille
Gallup
What does the family give Maggie to pay her?
Money
Corn and squash
Coffee
Silver jewelry and turquoise
Why does the family need Maggie's help?
Their daughter has been taken by a monster.
They were robbed by the Law Dogs.
Their home has been attacked by wild animals.
There is a monster threatening their home.
What makes Maggie special?
She was trained to fight by the military.
She is said to be one of the warrior twins.
She has special "clan powers."
She isn't special; she's just a mercenary.
Who is Neizgháni?
Maggie's best friend.
The Monsterslayer.
The leader of the Law Dogs.
Maggie's teacher.
What Diné word describes the "balance between earth and animal and self"? (p. 8)
How does Maggie describe the atmosphere on the mountain when she locates the monster?
What does the phrase "turns my stomach" mean?
Makes you hungry.
Makes you feel sick.
Makes you feel nervous.
Literally flips or twists your stomach around.
How does Maggie describe the monster?
What happens when Maggie uses her Honágháahnii powers?
She becomes more attuned to her surroundings and incredibly fast.
It fills her with a violent bloodlust.
She is able to fly up in the air to survey the scene.
She becomes invisible to the monster.
How does Maggie kill the monster?
What happens to the girl after Maggie kills the monster?
Maggie takes her back to Lukachukai to be healed.
Maggie kills her because there was evil in her now.
Maggie can't find her because she ran away.
She bled out from her wounds.
Why did Neizhghání leave?
He was killed by a monster.
He had a disagreement with Maggie and didn't want to work with her anymore.
He believed that Maggie had evil in her.
Maggie's training was finished.
What does the runner give Maggie when she returns with the bounty?
The bag of silver jewelry and turquoise, and a Pendleton blanket.
The bag of silver jewelry and turquoise, and a box of money.
The bag of silver jewelry and extra food rations.
Nothing; Maggie rejected their payment.
What is one question you have that this chapter didn't answer?
