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Travel with Jack and Annie to ancient Ireland. They are given quite an adventure as they meet monks, escape Vikings and are saved by a sea serpent.
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
Where did Morgan send Jack and Annie?
Page 3 — Ancient Ireland
3
Why was Jack worried about going there?
Page 4 — The Vikings
4
Why was this time period called the Dark Ages?
Page 8 — It was a difficult time
8
What happens if Jack and Annie ask for help when they’re not in their darkest hour?
Page 9 — Help won’t come
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What were Jack and Annie wearing when they arrived in Ireland?
Page 11 — Annie had a long heavy dress, belt, purse; Jack had a shirt, trousers, leather slippers, leather bag
11
Who kept Western civilization alive during the Dark Ages?
Page 12 — Monks
12
What helped Jack and Annie climb up the steep stairs?
Page 16 — A rope
16
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why did Brother Patrick drop the rope over the stairs?
Page 20 — So he could climb down
20
What did Jack and Annie show Brother Patrick?
Page 21 — Their Master Librarian cards .
21
What do the monks do when the Viking raiders come?
Page 23 — Hide
23
Why?
Page 23 — If they don’t they’ll be taken as slaves.
23
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Name two types of buildings Jack and Annie saw as they followed Brother Patrick through their little village.
Page 26 — Bakery, sleeping quarters, place for spinning cloth, carving wooden tools and cobbling sandals
26
Name two things the monks do in the library?
Page 28 — Study, play chess, make books
28
What was Brother Michael working on when Jack and Annie met him?
Page 29 — Painting a book
29
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why couldn’t Jack and Annie take the story they came for?
Page 34 — It wasn’t finished yet
34
What did the flocks of gulls crying out sound like?
Page 39 — Warnings
39
What did Jack see out at sea?
Page 39 — Vikings/ ships
39
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Who did Jack and Annie want to warn about the Vikings?
Page 40 — Monks
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What covered the island like a blanket?
Page 42 — Fog
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Where were the monks going to hide?
Page 43 — Cave
43
Why did Brother Michael give the unfinished book to Jack and Annie?
Page 44 — It’s better the world have some of the story than none at all
44
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack and Annie hide from the Vikings?
Page 48 — On a Viking ship
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Why did Annie need the rope to get in the boat?
Page 51 — Her dress was heavy, the water was deep
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Where did the ship drift after Jack and Annie got in?
Page 52 — out to sea
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie put on that made them feel brave?
Page 58 — Viking helmets
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What did they do to try and get the ship back to shore?
Page 58 — Row
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What made Jack and Annie feel like it was their darkest hour?
Page 59 — Storm, lost the oars, thunder, lightning
59
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What came from the special story to save them?
Page 60 — Sea serpent
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How did it save them?
Page 61 — Pushed their ship to shore
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When Jack and Annie got to shore, who saw them from the cliffs?
Page 64 — Vikings
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Did Jack and Annie make it back to Frog Creek safely?
Page 66 — Yes
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What is the story about that saved them?
Page 67 — Irish tale about the serpent Sarph
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Where was Morgan sending Jack and Annie next time?
Page 69 — Ancient Greece
69
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