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Rick RiordanThe Sword of Summer
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2015A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Compare and contrast the Aesir and Vanir (both the gods and their afterlives). Do you think one is more powerful than the other? If so, which and why? If not, why do you think this? Support your position with evidence from the text.
Magnus’s time on the streets offers him different perspectives on right and wrong, as well as different ways of viewing the world. Did you learn anything about your own outlooks from Magnus? If so, what? If not, what about Magnus’s outlooks did you not identify with?
Do you think Loki’s multi-layered punishment for Balder’s murder is justified? Why or why not? If not, what punishment would be fitting and why?
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