1.) Festus ends up dying due to him not believing Tata's words about the volcano going to erupt and did not see the incoming giant fireball hurdling towards them, and ended up getting crushed by the huge rock. This makes me feel happy for the slaves because of the ruthless things that Festus had done to them, and knowing that they probably won't have to endure the same painful experience again is reassuring, although seeing a crushed body with your own eyes is disgusting.

2.) Outside, it probably looks very dark and the air would smell like burnt toast. There also would be some rumbling in the ground and maybe some ashes falling from the sky. (insert image)

3.) The statue of Mercury was pointing at the floor tiles with a small gap inbetween two of them. The special meaning behind this is that there was a secret passageway underneath these tiles and the tunnel led outside the city of Pompeii.

4.) When Marcus and Tata succesfully escape Pompeii, they meet their horse Peg waiting and they rode off to Rome. I think that once they get to Rome, they could either be treated with good food, medicine, and a home, or they might be turned into slaves again which is not a good outcome.

Book Review: Something I found very interesting in this book is the plot writing. From the start, the book will recap some of the storyline at the end of the book and then talk about what one of the main characters, Marcus; was doing and explained the surrounding and setting around him very well. We then get a foreshadow and get to meet the second main character; Tata. For the next few chapters, the book explains and shows how brilliant Marcus was and how he saves his dad; Tata from the somewhat narcissistic villian; Festus. The book then goes on to show how Marcus and Festus bond together after not seeing eachother in such a long time and really makes like these two in the story. This part also shows that both are still very caring people even to the city that treated them as slaves and gives good character development for Marcus. The last few chapters is a very good ending for the book as it was Tata who warned everyone in the city that the mountain Vesuvius was about to erupt. Then finally we get to see the antagonist get destroyed and the two protagonists escape and find their way to Rome.