Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #30 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve

Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 2-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts: 2.0

Jack, Annie and Teddy help Merlin bring a castle back to order by restoring a diamond that was stolen by the Raven King.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. How did Jack and Annie know the tree house was back?  The raven  p. 2
  2. What was the message from Merlin written on?  A leaf  p. 4
  3. What is “All Hallows Eve”?  Halloween   p. 5

Chapter 2

  1. Where are Jack and Annie supposed to meet Merlin? In the heart of an oak  p. 7
  2. What did “the heart of an oak” turn out to be?  Inside of an oak tree    p. 8
  3. Who was going to be Jack and Annie’s guide on this mission?  Teddy  p. 13
  4. What was going to be the mission?  Bring order to the duke’s castle  p. 14

Chapter 3

  1. What did the children tell Teddy, Jack and Annie about the castle?  It was haunted with ghosts  p. 19
  2. How did the people react when the ravens flew around the village?  Terrified, threw rocks at them  p. 19
  3. What was the rhyme about that Maggie told the children?  Boys, a girl, dogs   p.24

Chapter 4

  1. What was the strategy that Teddy and Annie came up with to get the castle back in order?  Go up to the tower the duke lives in and clean up anything that isn’t orderly  p. 34
  2. What did they find in the great hall that needed cleaning up?  The floor and table  p. 38
  3. Why did Annie scream as they were cleaning up?  She saw a bone floating in the air.   p. 39

Chapter 5

  1. Where did Annie, Jack and Teddy find safety from the bone?  Nursery   p. 42
  2. What happened in the nursery that was strange?  Spinning wheel spinning by itself, chess pieces moving on the board by themselves   p. 43
  3. What rhyme did the children remember as they saw these things move by themselves?  The one Old Maggie told them   p. 47
  4. What did Annie realize about the girl, boys, and the dog?  They’re invisible   p. 48

Chapter 6

  1. What’s the Diamond of Destiny?  magic diamond that belongs to King Arthur p. 51
  2. What’s the consequence of the diamond getting stolen?  Family who was supposed to keep it safe will fade  P. 52
  3. Who stole the Diamond of Destiny?  The Raven King   p. 54

Chapter 7

  1. Who’s the Raven King?  A terrible person from another world   p. 55
  2. How did he become the Raven King?  He wanted to be a bird so he stole a spell that didn’t work right  p. 56
  3. Where does the Raven King live?  Nest on the mountain top  p. 57
  4. How did Teddy mix up the spell to turn them all into ravens?  He said one, two, three   p. 62

Chapter 8

  1. What language did Jack, Annie and Teddy speak when they turned into ravens?  Raven  p. 64
  2. How did Jack feel about flying when he was turned into a raven?  Scared, entered the tunnel of fear  p. 66
  3. How many ravens did the children see as they climbed up to the nest?  Thousands  p. 67

Chapter 9

  1. What was the Raven King’s nest made out of?  Mud, twigs, bark  p. 70
  2. What was Jack’s job to help get the Diamond of Destiny back?  Go into the nest and get it  p. 70
  3. How did Jack feel when he picked up the Diamond of Destiny?  Strength and courage  p. 72

Chapter 10

  1. Why didn’t Jack want to put the Diamond of Destiny down?  He liked how it made him feel  p. 75
  2. How did Annie turn Jack and herself back to being kids again?  Made up a rhyme and used the hazel twig  p. 76
  3. What happened to the diamond when Jack turned back into a boy?  Dropped it  p. 78

Chapter 11

  1. Who did the Raven King take prisoner?  Teddy  p. 84
  2. Why did Rok listen to Annie and not the Raven King?  She was nice to him and the Raven King was a bully  p. 85
  3. What did Jack turn the Raven King into?  A baby raven  p. 87

Chapter 12

  1. How did the Raven King know the diamond was at the castle?  Gwendolyn put the diamond on the window ledge  p. 94
  2. What happened to the castle when the diamond was put back in place?  Came back to life, people bustling about   p. 97
  3. What light in Merlin’s prophecy did Jack see as they left the castle?  Sunlight in the forest  p. 101

Chapter 13

  1. Where did Teddy, Jack and Annie find Merlin to tell him that all was in order at the castle?  In the oak tree  p. 102
  2. What did Annie point to get back home?  Frog Creek written on the leaf invitation   p. 106
  3. Why do you think Jack and Annie wanted to stay home and not go trick-or-treating? They had already had a creepy adventure.    P. 109

1 thought on “Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #30 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve”

  1. Christie Lis

    Wow! What a great resource! I will definitely pass this along to friends. Thank you for creating a simple, excellent resource for monitoring comprehension.

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