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Jack and Annie are looking for the second special thing they need to help free Morgan from Merlin’s spell. They go to the rain forest and run into a silly monkey who helps them find what they're looking for.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Who is Peanut?
Page 6 — A mouse
6
How many special things do Jack and Annie need to find to help Morgan?
Page 2 — Four
2
How many more things do they need to find?
Page 6 — Three
6
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Where did the tree house take the children?
Page 7 — To the rain forest
7
Why didn’t Annie want to go to the rain forest?
Page 8 — Its creepy, lots of bugs and spiders
8
Who was excited to see the rain forest?
Page 9 — Jack
9
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How many layers are there in a rain forest?
Page 13 — Three
13
What are the three layers called?
Page 14 — Canopy, understory, forest floor
14
Where did Jack realize the tree house landed?
Page 14 — Top layer of the rain forest, forest canopy
14
How did Jack feel when he came to the understory below the canopy?
Page 17 — It was the spookiest place he’d ever seen
17
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did the forest look like as Jack and Annie stood on the forest floor?
Page 19 — Trees were tall and wide, vines and moss were hanging everywhere, ground covered with dead leaves, dark
19
What does “camouflage” mean?
Page 19 — When living things blend in with their surroundings
19
What was the crackling sound Jack and Annie heard?
Page 21 — Millions of army ants
21
What was the canoe missing when Jack and Annie started going down the river?
Page 26 — Paddles
26
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
How long is the Amazon River?
Page 28 — More than 4000 miles long
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Why did Jack want to get to shore?
Page 29 — There were piranhas swimming around them
29
What did Jack grab when he tried to grab a vine?
Page 31 — A long green snake
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Annie tried to grab something that looked like a branch. What was it really?
Page 32 — Crocodile
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Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Did the monkey seem friendly or mean?
Page 36 — Mean
36
How do you know?
Page 36 — He started throwing fruit at Jack and Annie
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Why was the river a bad place for a storm?
Wind can make waves, lightning can strike the water, rain can fill the canoe
Who helped Jack and Annie get to the bank of the river?
Page 39 — The monkey
39
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What did the monkey want Jack and Annie to do?
Page 40 — Follow him
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What was the monkey trying to do?
Page 40 — Help Jack and Annie
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While it was raining, what acted like a huge umbrella?
Page 41 — The canopy, the treetops
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How did the monkey save Annie from the jaguar?
Page 44 — Pulled on its tail so the jaguar chased him
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What creatures did the children read about that made them want to go home?
Page 47 — Vampire bats
47
Who was helping Jack and Annie get back to the tree house?
Page 48 — Peanut
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Was Annie able to find the Pennsylvania book?
Page 53 — Not at first
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Why did the monkey throw fruit at the children on the river?
Page 56 — The fruit was the special thing they needed to save Morgan. It was trying to help them
56
Why could the children find the Pennsylvania book after they found the special thing?
Page 57 — The ninja master said they could only go home after they found what they were looking for.
57
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What was the red fruit called that the monkey gave them?
Page 61 — Mango
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How many things have the children found so far?
Page 61 — Two
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What are they?
Page 61 — Moonstone and mango
61
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