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Jack and Annie go to Australia to find the last gift they need to find to help Teddy break a magic spell.
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
How did Jack and Annie feel when they heard Teddy's bark?
Page 4 — happy, excited
4
Who did they need to get the last gift from?
Page 6 — a kangaroo
6
Where do kangaroos live?
Australia
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What is a drought?
Page 9 — when there is no rain
9
What did it smell like to Annie and Jack?
Page 9 — a campfire
9
Tell me two creatures Jack and Annie saw in Australia.
Page 13 — emus, koala
13
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What was laying on the ground sleeping?
Page 21 — kangaroo with a baby
21
What did Annie do when the kangaroo started hopping around?
Page 22 — hopped around her
22
What scared the kangaroo?
Page 26 — wild dogs
26
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did the kangaroo drop when she ran away?
Page 28 — her joey
28
Why would she throw her baby out of her pouch?
Page 30 — she can go faster, to protect it
30
Why did the joey jump into Jack's pack?
Page 31 — it thought it was a pouch
31
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did the smoke turn out to be?
Page 35 — a wildfire
35
Why were Jack and Annie nervous to take the joey away from the spot they found him at?
Page 35 — his mother will come looking for him there
35
What did Annie go get?
Page 39 — koala
39
Where did Teddy lead them?
Page 40 — a cave
40
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie see on the wall of the cave?
Page 43 — a glowing white line and hand prints
43
What happened when they put their hands on the handprints?
Page 44 — they heard a whistle and loud boom
44
What was going on outside of the cave?
Page 45 — rain storm
45
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What did the rain do to the wildfire?
Page 48 — put it out
48
Why do they think it began to rain?
Page 49 — the painting is magic
49
How did Jack and Annie know they found the right spot where the joey was dropped off?
Page 50 — Teddy, Australia book was there
50
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Did the kangaroo return for her joey?
Page 53 — yes
53
What did she give Jack and Annie?
Page 56 — piece of bark with painting on it
56
What were they able to do now?
Page 59 — break the spell
59
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Who greeted Jack and Annie as they returned to Pennsylvania?
Page 61 — Morgan
61
What boy was Morgan talking about as she talked about each of the gifts?
Page 65 — Teddy the dog.
65
What did Jack and Annie help Teddy with as they traveled?
Page 65 — help him learn his lessons
65
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Where was the boy from?
Page 67 — Camelot
67
How did Ted turn himself into a dog?
Page 68 — he tried spells in Morgan's spell book
68
How did Jack and Annie feel about leaving Ted and Morgan?
Page 70 — sad
70
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