1. What did Jack learn about Pompeii as he read his book?
a) Mount Vesuvius erupted into a deadly volcano.
b) Pompeii was surrounded by water on three sides.
c) Pompeii was a major city in Italy until 1779 A. D.

2. How did Jack and Annie learn what time it was?
a) Annie's watch
b) the position of the sun in the sky
c) the sundial

3. What time did the sundial say it was?
a) noon
b) midnight
c) 2:00

4. What did Jack and Annie hear as they were looking at the sundial?
a) the soothsayer
b) a terrible blast
c) bells clanging

5. Why is this chapter called "The End is Here"?
a) It was time for Mount Vesuvius to erupt.
b) The soothsayer said the end of Pompeii was here.
c) The soldiers were attacking the city.



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1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (a)
4. (b)
5. (a)

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