Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House #25 Stage Fright on a Summer Night

 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

  1. How did Jack and Annie know the tree house was back?  saw a streak of light in the sky    p. 3
  2. What do Jack and Annie get to learn?  magic   p. 6
  3. Where are Jack and Annie going?  merry olde England  p. 8

Chapter 2

  1. 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
  2. What song did Annie sing?  London bridges falling down  p. 13
  3. What smells terrible?  the river  p. 14 

Chapter 3

  1. Tell me about the bear Annie saw on the bridge.  in a cage, matted fur, head down  p. 18
  2. What kinds of sounds did Jack and Annie hear from the Bear Garden?  loud shouts, laughter  p. 20
  3. What kinds of fights happen in the Bear Garden?  fights between bears and dogs  p. 21

Chapter 4

  1. What's the name of the bear in the cage?  Dan  p. 22
  2. How much money was it to get into the play?  penny  p. 25
  3. 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

  1. What did the man who overheard Jack reading want him to do?  be in his play  p. 28
  2. Why can't Annie do the parts?  its against the law for girls to go on stage  p. 30
  3. What was Will going to pretend so Annie could be in the play?  she's a boy  p. 32

Chapter 6

  1. What is the name of the theater Jack and Annie will be performing in?  Globe Theater  p. 33
  2. What was Annie going to have to do during her part?  make up a tune  p. 39
  3. Why did Jack get sick?  nervous,  he didn't want people to throw rotten fruit at him  p. 39

Chapter 7

  1. When Jack was on stage, how did he feel?  excited  p. 45
  2. How do you know the people enjoyed watching Annie and Jack during the play?  laughed, clapped, cheered  p. 47
  3. 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

  1. Who was the most important person that came to see the play?  Queen Elizabeth  p. 53
  2. 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
  3. What did Annie steal?  Dan the bear  p. 55

Chapter 9

  1. Who bought Dan? Will   p. 57
  2. How did Jack and Annie get to the other side of the river?  Will's boat  p. 59
  3. 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

  1. Who is Will?  William Shakespeare  p.  68