Stage Fright on a Summer Night
by Mary Pope Osborne
Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Jack and Annie travel to olde England to learn magic. They get asked to participate in a play by William Shakespeare.
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- How did Jack and Annie know the tree house was back? saw a streak of light in the sky p. 3
- What do Jack and Annie get to learn? magic p. 6
- Where are Jack and Annie going? merry olde England p. 8
Chapter 2
- What could Jack and Annie see out of the tree house window when they got to England? London Bridge, River Thames, stores, houses, wagons, carts, people p. 9
- What song did Annie sing? London bridges falling down p. 13
- What smells terrible? the river p. 14
Chapter 3
- Tell me about the bear Annie saw on the bridge. in a cage, matted fur, head down p. 18
- What kinds of sounds did Jack and Annie hear from the Bear Garden? loud shouts, laughter p. 20
- What kinds of fights happen in the Bear Garden? fights between bears and dogs p. 21
Chapter 4
- What's the name of the bear in the cage? Dan p. 22
- How much money was it to get into the play? penny p. 25
- Why did Jack read with so much feeling? to get Annie interested in the book and take her mind off the bear p. 26
Chapter 5
- What did the man who overheard Jack reading want him to do? be in his play p. 28
- Why can't Annie do the parts? its against the law for girls to go on stage p. 30
- What was Will going to pretend so Annie could be in the play? she's a boy p. 32
Chapter 6
- What is the name of the theater Jack and Annie will be performing in? Globe Theater p. 33
- What was Annie going to have to do during her part? make up a tune p. 39
- Why did Jack get sick? nervous, he didn't want people to throw rotten fruit at him p. 39
Chapter 7
- When Jack was on stage, how did he feel? excited p. 45
- How do you know the people enjoyed watching Annie and Jack during the play? laughed, clapped, cheered p. 47
- What did Jack and Annie get to do with the other actors and Will at the end of the play? bow p. 51
Chapter 8
- Who was the most important person that came to see the play? Queen Elizabeth p. 53
- How did the actors turn the daytime into night? during the day they acted out the play and made the audience feel it was night p. 54
- What did Annie steal? Dan the bear p. 55
Chapter 9
- Who bought Dan? Will p. 57
- How did Jack and Annie get to the other side of the river? Will's boat p. 59
- Why didn't Jack and Annie stay in England and be actors? their parents will miss them, they would miss their parents p. 64
Chapter 10
- Who is Will? William Shakespeare p. 68