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Jack and Annie go to an African rain forest and meet a family of gorillas. They learn that sign language is the special language they need to find to learn magic.
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
What was the kind of magic Jack and Annie found on their adventure to England?
Page 5 — theater magic
5
What were they supposed to look for?
Page 6 — special language
6
Where did Morgan send Jack and Annie to find their next secret rhyme?
Page 7 — African rain forest
7
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was the rain forest covered in when Jack and Annie arrived?
Page 9 — fog
9
Why do they call it a cloud forest?
Page 10 — forest is misty like in a cloud
10
What animal was Jack scared of seeing?
Page 14 — leopard
14
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What did Annie name the small gorilla?
Page 18 — Bu-bu
18
What did Annie do with the monkey?
Page 21 — play, mimicked
21
What happened when Annie tried to swing to another tree like the gorilla?
Page 22 — crashed to the ground
22
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did the mist turn to?
Page 24 — rain
24
When it started to rain, what did Jack go back and get?
Page 24 — umbrella, flashlight
24
Was Jack able to find Annie?
Page 26 — no
26
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Who found Jack in the morning?
Page 28 — Bu-bu
28
What did Jack learn about gorillas from his research guide?
Page 30 — gentle and shy animals, live together, eat plants
30
How did the silverback gorilla react when he saw Jack?
Page 34 — hooted and hollered, bashing, growled
34
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Jack get past the silverback gorilla safely?
Page 37 — acted like a gorilla
37
How did Bu-bu react when she saw Jack?
Page 38 — screeched with joy
38
When Jack got to Annie, who was looking at them?
Page 39 — all of the gorillas
39
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Did Annie know she was sleeping by the gorillas?
Page 40 — no
40
How did Big Guy react whenever Jack pulled out his notebook?
Page 44 — growled
44
What did Ho-ho's mom and Bu-bu's mom feed Jack?
Page 46 — berries and water
46
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Bu-bu's mother want to pick off of Jack and Annie?
Page 50 — bugs
50
What is the special language Jack and Annie needed to find?
Page 52 — sign language
52
What was in the tree snarling at Annie and Little Guy?
Page 57 — black leopard
57
How did Jack protect them from the leopard?
Page 58 — acted like a gorilla
58
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did Big Guy show Jack he was proud of him for chasing away the leopard?
Page 61 — patted him on the head
61
What did Big Guy sign with his hand to Jack as he and Annie were leaving?
Page 64 — I love you
64
How did the gorillas and Jack and Annie feel when they had to say good-bye?
Page 65 — sad
65
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did Ho-ho give Jack that he was going to save for Morgan?
Page 70 — stick
70
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