The Red Pyramid

Chapters 1-2; Chapters 3-6

Reading Check

1. The Rosetta Stone (Chapter 2)

2. Boat (Chapter 4)

3. Foods that end in -o (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Carter says that his “home is a suitcase” because he travels around the world with his father to archaeological digs, and all of his possessions fit in a single small suitcase. (Chapter 2)

2. Inspector Williams decides that Sadie and Carter will have to be deported as a consequence of their actions. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 7-9; Chapters 10-14

Reading Check

1. Cairo Museum (Chapter 8)

2. Ribbons (Chapter 12)

Short Answer

1. Bast spreads the news that Sadie and Carter are in danger by passing the message on to a cat, who will spread the message to all of the other cats in New York. (Chapter 9)

2. Bast tells Carter to cut the carriers into smaller pieces because the carriers are able to re-form. (Chapter 10)

3. Zia says that the ba must have “bad eyesight” because he calls Carter a king. (Chapter 13)

Chapters 15-18; Chapters 19-22

Reading Check

1. French (Chapter 17)

2. Bird (Chapter 18)

Short Answer

1. Sadie is jealous of Carter’s life because Carter gets to travel the world, while Sadie has to face awkward questions from people she has to see every day. (Chapter 15)

2. Nut asks Sadie to consider the fact that Nephthys has not made an appearance. (Chapter 20)

Chapters 23-25; Chapters 26-27  

Reading Check

1. Feather of truth (Chapter 25)

2. Perfume (Chapter 27)

Short Answer

1. Sadie imagines that her mother is alive and well, and that reminds Sadie of who she really is. (Chapter 23)

2. Thoth is impressed because Sadie managed to control Isis and Carter turned into a lizard. (Chapter 25)

Chapters 28-29; Chapters 30-33   

Reading Check

1. Swordplay (Chapter 29)

2. Hunt down Desjardins (Chapter 32)

3. Salsa (Chapter 33)

Short Answer

1. Anubis doesn’t want to give a feather of truth to Sadie because it could be very dangerous for her. If she lies while she carries it, she will turn to ash. (Chapter 28)

2. Nephthys’s voice is distant because she is sheltered in a sleeping host. (Chapter 30)

Chapters 34-36; Chapters 37-39  

Reading Check

1. Set’s secret name (Chapter 34)

2. Fruit bat (Chapter 38)

Short Answer

1. Zia could have said “I told you so” because she tries to convince Sadie that Amos is possessed by Set, but Sadie does not want to believe her. (Chapter 36)

2. Amos tries to warn Sadie and Carter by using chaos magic, which is Set’s preferred type of magic. (Chapter 37)

Chapters 40-41 

Reading Check

1. Backbone (Chapter 41)

Short Answer

1. Set swears to Sadie that he will return to the Duat until she calls on him to defeat Apophis. (Chapter 40)