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Jack and Annie find themselves in the desert near a great pyramid. They run into a ghost names Hutepi who has waited a thousand years to make her journey to the Next Life.
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
Why did Jack think someone was watching him?
Page 2 — he felt it, maybe the person wanted their things back
2
Where will the setting take place for this story?
Egypt
Predict why a cat appeared in the window when Jack wished to go to Egypt?
Page 6 — Listen to your child's answer
6
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Using the text as evidence, how did Jack and Annie know they were in Egypt?
Page 10 — pyramid, palm tree, people, cows
10
What was the procession for?
Page 12 — a royal person who died
12
What's a mirage?
Page 15 — only happens in the desert, you think you see something, but it's not really there
15
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What were pyramids made for?
Page 17 — the house the royal people who died
17
What did Jack and Annie think ran past them in the pyramid?
Page 20 — white figure/ ghost
20
How would you have reacted if a ghost ran past you?
Listen to your child's answer
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What's a scepter?
Page 22 — a stick kings and queens carry
22
What else could the person who ran past them be?
Page 23 — a tomb robber
23
What was the beautiful Egyptian lady made of?
Page 25 — air
25
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why hasn't Hutepi been able to journey to the next life yet?
Page 27 — her brother hid the Book of the Dead
27
What did her brother do to help her find the book?
Page 28 — left a message on the wall
28
What is similar and what the difference between hieroglyphs and a book.
Page 30 — Similarity: they both always contain a message; difference: hieroglyphs are only pictures and books contain words and sometimes pictures
30
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Jack and Annie help Hutepi know what the pictures were?
Page 31 — they drew them in the air, explained them to her or drew them big in the notebook
31
Tell me what the four pictures mean?
Page 36 — stairs, boat, jug, cloth
36
Where did the queen want Jack and Annie to follow her?
Page 36 — her burial chambers
36
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie find wrapped inside the folded cloth?
Page 39 — scroll
39
What was the scroll?
Page 39 — The Book of the Dead
39
Where did Annie want to leave the scroll?
Page 43 — in the glowing gold box
43
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Who was in the gold box?
Page 44 — Hutepi
44
How would you feel if you saw the mummy Annie saw?
Page 44 — Listen to your child's answer
44
Where had Annie gotten lost when she ran away from the mummy?
Page 50 — false passage
50
Yikes! What would you have done?
Listen to your child's answer
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack and Annie need to get out of the pyramid quickly when the door shut on them?
Page 52 — they were going to run out of air
52
How did Jack and Annie get out of the false passage and pyramid?
Page 56 — cat
56
Do you think it was a mirage or the ghost queen on her way to the Next Life?
Page 58 — Listen to your child's answer
58
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why was it significant that Jack and Annie cleaned up the tree house?
Page 62 — they found the letter M
62
What is a theme found throughout this story?
Courage and helping others; learning through discovery; Cooperation and teamwork
What did you like about this book?
Listen to your child's answer
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