Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #17 Tonight on the Titanic

Tonight on the Titanic

by Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie are sent on their first adventure to free Teddy from a spell.  They travel to the Titanic where they receive a silver pocket watch as a gift from two children Jack and Annie save.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What was telling Annie they needed to go to the tree house?  the rain tapping  p. 5
  2. What was in the corner of the tree house?  a dog  p. 9
  3. Are their Master Librarian cards going to help on these missions?  no  p. 11

Chapter 2

  1. Where did the tree house take Jack and Annie?  a ship  p. 15
  2. What did the ship hit?  an iceberg  p. 19
  3. What ship were they on?  Titanic  p. 20

Chapter 3

  1. Why did Annie want to stay on the ship?  to help someone  p. 22
  2. How could Jack and Annie help?  help someone find the lifeboats  p. 28
  3. What message was the radio operator sending?  SOS  p. 29

Chapter 4

  1. Where did Jack and Annie go?  third-class cabins, lower decks  p. 34
  2. What was happening to floor of the deck?  slanted, water sloshing  p. 36
  3. What was Teddy barking at?  a closed door  p. 36

Chapter 5

  1. Who was in the room Teddy barked at?  Lucy and William  p. 38
  2. Where were their parents?  in New York  p. 40
  3. Where did Annie put Teddy?  in Jack's knapsack  p. 41

Chapter 6

  1. How did the men playing cards react when Annie told them the ship was sinking?  relaxed, laughing, not to worry, we'll be saved  p. 44
  2. What was playing music?  a band p. 45
  3. Who was to get into the boats first?  women and children  p. 47

Chapter 7

  1. What did Lucy give to Jack and Annie?  her father's watch  p. 50
  2. Why did the man lift up Annie?  to put her into the lifeboat  p. 51
  3. What did Annie do?  try to get out of the boat  p. 53

Chapter 8

  1. Why did the lifeboat come back up even with the ship?  so someone else could get in p. 55
  2. How did Annie get out of the boat?  Jack pulled her out.  p. 55
  3. Why did Jack and Annie need to hurry back to the tree house?  only 15 minutes left, ship was slanting more and more  p. 56

Chapter 9

  1. Could Jack and Annie find the tree house?  no  p. 59
  2. Where was Teddy?  in the tree house  p. 63
  3. How did Teddy guide Jack and Annie to the tree house?  by barking  p. 63

Chapter 10

  1. How did the children feel about the Titanic sinking?  horrible, very sad  p. 66
  2. What's the first gift that will help break Teddy's spell? silver pocket watch  p. 66
  3. Were Jack and Annie able to find Teddy?  no  p. 69