ACTIVITY GUIDE ABOUT THE BOOK I n book two of the Archer Legacy, Gerald Wilkins, the richest kid on earth, discovers that his family has been protecting a centuries- old secret, concerning nothing less than the fate of the world. Now Gerald and his friends, Ruby and Sam, are off to India to find out the truth. Friendships are tested, a buried city is rediscovered, and a whole mess of pigeons is involved. And Gerald has to choose between his love for his friends and the darkest desires of his heart. READ LIKE A DETECTIVE Read carefully! Find the answers to the questions below as you discover the many mysteries of The Emerald Casket. 1. Why do you think author Richard Newsome recaps events from the previous book, The Billionaire’s Curse , in The Emerald Casket ? What would you miss or not know about without these recaps? 2. Why does Mason Green want to know all about Gerald’s family (page 27)? 3. What does the word “fraternity” mean, and why is it significant to the story? 4. Who or what are the seven sisters, and why are they important to the novel? 5. Why is the insignia of “three forearms clasped at the elbows to form a triangle around a blazing sun” important (page 89)? 6. A fortune-teller tells Gerald to remember, “Nothing is certain” (page 104). Why? How does this advice end up proving true? 7. The Guptas are not what they seem. What is eventually revealed about the Gupta family? 8. How are Mason Green and the word “viridian” linked? 9. Who says, “The tenth gate is opening. The way is almost clear” (page 324)? What does it mean? 10. Which country is mentioned at the end of the book? Why? What does this suggest about the next book in this series? How do you know? www.harpercollinschildrens.com • www.walden.com/books
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ABOut tHe BOOK
In book two of the Archer Legacy, Gerald Wilkins, the richest kid
on earth, discovers that his family has been protecting a centuries-
old secret, concerning nothing less than the fate of the world. Now
Gerald and his friends, Ruby and Sam, are off to India to find out
the truth. Friendships are tested, a buried city is rediscovered, and
a whole mess of pigeons is involved. And Gerald has to choose
between his love for his friends and the darkest desires of his heart.
ReAd LiKe A detectiveRead carefully! Find the answers to the questions below as you discover the many mysteries of The Emerald Casket.
1. Why do you think author Richard Newsome recaps events from the previous book, The Billionaire’s Curse, in The Emerald Casket? What would you miss or not know about without these recaps?
2. Why does Mason Green want to know all about Gerald’s family (page 27)?
3. What does the word “fraternity” mean, and why is it significant to the story?
4. Who or what are the seven sisters, and why are they important to the novel?
5. Why is the insignia of “three forearms clasped at the elbows to form a triangle around a blazing sun” important (page 89)?
6. A fortune-teller tells Gerald to remember, “Nothing is certain” (page 104). Why? How does this advice end up proving true?
7. The Guptas are not what they seem. What is eventually revealed about the Gupta family?
8. How are Mason Green and the word “viridian” linked?
9. Who says, “The tenth gate is opening. The way is almost clear” (page 324)? What does it mean?
10. Which country is mentioned at the end of the book? Why? What does this suggest about the next book in this series? How do you know?
WHeRe iS it? WHAt HAPPeNed tHeRe?As you travel with Gerald and his friends in The Emerald Casket, fill in the chart below. Use the map on the inside of the book jacket to help identify the corresponding countries.
Now fill in the chart below with two cities found on the Indian Railways route. Then record the important story events that took place in each.
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