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Jack and Annie are on their third adventure trying to help free Teddy the dog from a spell. In this story, they'll travel to India and face exciting adventures as they seek their third gift.
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 were Jack and Annie coming from when they saw Teddy in the bushes?
Page 3 — library
3
What were the two gifts they had already received?
Page 7 — eagle feather, pocket watch
7
Where were Jack and Annie going to find their third gift?
Page 8 — India
8
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What creatures scared Jack and Annie when they first got to India?
Page 13 — langurs
13
What did Annie name them?
Page 11 — Kah, Ko
11
What made the deep gashes on the tree?
Page 18 — tiger
18
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What warned Jack and Annie that a tiger was near?
Page 20 — growl, animals were chattering with fear
20
Where did they go to be safe from the tiger?
Page 21 — up in the trees
21
What kind of snake did the children see?
Page 23 — python
23
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie do to get away from the python?
Page 26 — swing in the branches/ copy the langurs
26
What leaped at them as they swung on the vine?
Page 28 — tiger
28
Why was an elephant trunk lifted up into the tree?
Page 31 — getting leaves to eat
31
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack and Annie climb on the elephant to escape the tiger?
Page 32 — tigers don't attack elephants
32
Who led the elephant through the forest?
Page 36 — Kah, Ko
36
What do you think was the loud yowl Jack and Annie heard?
p. 38
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What did Jack do on the elephant's back?
Page 39 — sleep
39
Why was Annie rinsing off in the stream?
Page 40 — she was muddy
40
How did Annie stop the rhinocerous from charging her?
Page 45 — clapped and made noise
45
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie see that was terrible?
Page 47 — the lion is caught in a trap
47
What did they decide to do about it?
Page 50 — help free him
50
What did the tiger do when he was freed?
Page 52 — stood up and snarled at them
52
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Teddy do to turn the tiger away?
Page 54 — barked fiercely
54
Did Jack and Annie know where the tree house was?
Page 57 — no
57
Who did they find?
Page 58 — a man with long hair
58
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Tell me about the man Jack and Annie found?
Page 60 — he's blind, a hermit, nice
60
What did the man want Annie to get?
Page 64 — a lotus flower
64
What was their "gift from far away"?
Page 64 — lotus flower
64
Where was the tree house?
Page 65 — right above them
65
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
How many more gifts do Jack and Annie need to find?
Page 69 — one
69
How did Annie know Teddy wanted them to hide behind the rock?
Page 70 — she just knew, saw it in Teddy's eye
70
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