It seemd that the statue, Mercury, was pointing at a trapdoor.

Marcus and Tata ride their horse Peg into a tunnel.

Festus dies from a large fireball that Mount Vesuvius gushed out.

It looks very gloomy and people were trampling over each other to escape from the deadly volcano.

Tata know's that Mount Vesuvius will burst in to flames.

People don't believe them and they think they're foolish for thinking that way.

There was a hydra spitting out something called "sulfur gas" and it was making them cough and have trouble breathing.

Peg, the horse was worried that monsters or slave hunters will attack them.

Marcus opened the lid and threw the cobra at the lanista.

Marcus worries that Festus Julius was going to hire slave hunters and hunt them down.

Festus sold tata to the gladiators.

Marcus will get past the lanista and save Tata by using Festus's clothes and a snake from the snake charmer than he stole.

The old lady warns Marcus that terrble doom is coming for the people of Pompeii.

Marcus realizes his papa is tasked to fight to death when he sees him last in line during the gladiator parade.

Test

The first chapter makes link to the rest of the book by telling us about the volcano and how it erupted and also the earthquake. I know that Pompeii is now buried beneath the ground 

1. The name of the main character is Marcus.

2. There was going to be even more backbreaking work for Marcus and the other slaves because their master, Festus Julius, was expecting important guests from Romethis evening, friends of the emperor.