Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House #22 Revolutionary War on Wednesday

 Revolutionary War on Wednesday

by Mary Pope Osborne

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

Jack and Annie go back to the time of the Revolutionary War and find their second special writing needed to save Camelot.  They assist General George Washington as they attack the Hessians on a secret mission on Christmas Day.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What day is it?  Wednesday  p. 3
  2. What is the second writing about Jack and Annie need to find?  something to send  p. 7
  3. What time period were they going to this time?  Revolutionary War  p. 7

Chapter 2

  1. How do you know its winter time?  cold, gray clouds, snow flurries, wind  p. 9
  2. What time of day is it?  almost night time  p. 14
  3. What were the men holding as they sat around the campfire?  muskets  p. 14

Chapter 3

  1. How did the soldiers know Jack and Annie were watching them?  heard them  p.20
  2. Who were the men that were around the fire?  patriots  p. 21
  3. Where's the captain from?  Frog Creek  p. 22

Chapter 4

  1. What were the soldiers loading into the boats?  cannons  p. 26
  2. What special holiday were Jack and Annie visiting the soldiers on?  Christmas  p. 26
  3. Who is the commander-in-chief?  George Washington  p. 31

Chapter 5

  1. What did the captain want Jack to deliver for him?  letter to his family  p. 35
  2. When did he want Jack to send it?  only if their mission failed  p. 35
  3. Who did Annie want to spend time with?  George Washington  p. 39

Chapter 6

  1. What river was the army crossing?  Delaware  p. 42
  2. Who were the soldiers going to fight?  Hessians/ Germans  p. 46
  3. How did General Washington react when he saw Jack and Annie in the boat?  angry  p. 47

Chapter 7

  1. What did General Washington want Jack and Annie to do? go back across the river and don't come across again  p. 49
  2. Why was George Washington hesitant about going forward with the attack?  storm's worse, mission may be hopeless   p. 51
  3. What did the major accuse Jack and Annie of being?  spies  p. 54

Chapter 8

  1. What did Jack pull out and show George Washington? letter from the captain    p. 55
  2. Why were George Washington and the soldiers going to fight?  children of America p. 58

Chapter 9

  1. What made Jack feel confident they would find the tree house?  talking to George Washington, being thanked by him  p. 61
  2. What flashed in the sky and help them find the tree house?  lightning  p. 63

Chapter 10

  1. When had Molly and Ben lived in Frog Creek?  200 years ago  p. 66
  2. Why didn't Jack and Annie ever need to send that letter?  the soldiers were successful in their mission  p. 66
  3. When did Morgan want Jack and Annie to return to the tree house?  Tuesday  p. 68