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Jack and Annie travel to the moon as they try to find their fourth and last special thing. They have a fun adventure exploring the moon in space suits and a moon buggy.
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
Why did Annie want to go to the tree house at midnight?
Page 4 — She had a feeling the moon would help them
4
Why didn’t Annie want Jack to bring a flashlight?
Page 5 — The moon was bright enough to light the way
5
What are the three special things they’ve found so far?
Page 6 — Moonstone, mango, mammoth bone
6
Why did Jack say it was impossible to go to the moon?
Page 9 — There was no air, they would boil if it was day andfreeze if it was night
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack and Annie read they had landed?
Page 13 — On a moon base
13
How could Jack and Annie breathe on the moon base?
Page 15 — Air and temperature controls
15
What did Jack and Annie see out the window?
Page 17 — Sun, moon and an ink black sky
17
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What was in the spacesuit storeroom?
Page 20 — White suits, air tanks, helmets, gloves, boots
20
What did Jack compare the room to?
Page 20 — An armor room in a castle
20
How did Jack feel as he walked around in his suit?
Page 23 — Like a snowman
23
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What was the blue and white ball that glowed far away?
Page 26 — Earth
26
What did Annie feel like as she bounded around?
Page 27 — A moon rabbit
27
Why did Annie need to help Jack up when he fell over?
Page 29 — He was off balance, his suit was too clumsy, the dust was too deep
29
What vehicle did Jack and Annie find?
Page 30 — A moon buggy
30
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did the moon buggy buck like as Annie drove it?
Page 33 — Bronco
33
What did the moon look like?
Page 35 — Barren with giant gray rocks and craters
35
Who put the American flag on the moon?
Page 36 — The first astronauts who landed on the moon
36
What did Annie see through the telescope?
Page 39 — A moon man
39
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack want to get to the moon base?
Page 40 — He wanted to get away from the moon man
40
What fell to the moon and trapped Jack and Annie?
Page 42 — A meteorite
42
What happened to Jack and Annie as they jumped over the meteorite?
Page 44 — They both fell down
44
Who was standing above Annie when she was stuck on the ground?
Page 46 — The moon man
46
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Who helped Annie stand up?
Page 47 — The moon man
47
What was the moon man wearing on his back?
Page 48 — A jet pack
48
How did Jack communicate with the moon man?
Page 49 — His notebook and pencil
49
What did the moon man draw on the paper?
Page 50 — A star map
50
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why was it getting hard for the children to breathe?
Page 52 — They were running out of air
52
What did Jack draw on the star map?
Page 57 — He connected the stars together and made a constellation
57
What did the constellation look like?
Page 57 — A mouse
57
What was the fourth special thing?
Page 57 — A mouse
57
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Who was Peanut?
Page 60 — Morgan le Fay
60
Who turned her into a mouse?
Page 63 — Merlin
63
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Where is Morgan from?
Page 66 — Camelot
66
What did Morgan thank Jack for?
Page 66 — His love of knowledge
66
What did she thank Annie for?
Page 66 — Her belief in the impossible
66
How did Morgan go to Camelot?
Page 67 — In the magic tree house
67
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