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