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Jack and Annie travel to Venice and help rescue the city from flooding with the god, Neptune's help.
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 Teddy and Kathleen tell Jack and Annie they were in the tree house waiting for them?
Page 4 — They sent them dreams
4
What was in the book Kathleen gave Jack and Annie?
Page 7 — 10 rhymes that are spells
7
Why are Jack and Annie supposed to use the spells sparingly?
Page 7 — They can only use them each once, and the spells need to last on four missions
7
How did Kathleen and Teddy get back home?
Page 9 — Rings Morgan gave them
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack and Annie travel to?
Page 12 — Venice, Italy
12
Who does Merlin want Jack and Annie to save?
Page 13 — Grand Lady of the Lagoon
13
Why was Jack glad it was night and dark?
Page 15 — He didn’t want anyone to see him in his silly outfit
15
What festival were the people of Venice celebrating?
Page 19 — Carnival
19
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How do we know Annie wasn’t being patient?
Page 25 — She rushed to the next part of the rhyme if they couldn’t solve it immediately, she didn’t want to wait for Jack to read about Venice
25
Were the guards outside the palace real or just dressed in costumes?
Page 33 — Real
33
What did Annie want to use when they weren’t able to figure out the rhyme Merlin gave them?
Page 33 — One of Kathleen’s rhyme
33
How did Jack and Annie get into the palace?
Page 34 — Two clowns distracted the guards
34
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What room were Jack and Annie in when the guards found them?
Page 39 — Map room
39
What did the guards call Jack and Annie?
Page 40 — Thieves
40
Where were Jack and Annie when they decided to use a magic rhyme?
Page 43 — Prison cell
43
How did the rhyme help Jack and Annie escape?
Page 44 — Jack bent the bars to the cell
44
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack and Annie decide to go once they were free of the palace and guards?
Page 50 — Painters home/ Tiepolo
50
Why was there so much water in the streets?
Page 52 — Lots of rain coming down from the mountains
52
Who did Jack and Annie find in Tiepolo’s home?
Page 58 — His son
58
Who is the Ruler of the Seas Jack and Annie are looking for?
Page 60 — Neptune
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What was Jack and Annie’s mission?
Page 62 — To save all of Venice
62
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What disaster was threatening Venice?
Page 64 — Flood
64
Why were people not worried about the water splashing into the streets?
Page 52 — They always have high water
52
Who were the two men who told Jack and Annie it was midnight?
Page 70 — Two bronze statues striking the bell
70
Who was the King of the Jungle that needed to help Jack and Annie?
Page 72 — Lion statue
72
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What spell did Jack and Annie use to get the stone lion to come to life?
Page 73 — Make a stone come to life
73
What did Jack drop as they rode the flying lion?
Page 80 — Kathleen’s book of rhymes
80
What did the angel weather vane point to?
Page 81 — The sea
81
How were Jack and Annie able to see Neptune and ask for his help to save Venice?
Page 82 — Their imaginations
82
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Annie find in the sweepers pile of garbage?
Page 93 — Teddy and Kathleen’s book of rhymes
93
Does anyone in Venice know that Jack and Annie saved it from disaster?
Page 94 — No
94
What did Lorenzo give Jack and Annie?
Page 96 — A small canvas he’d started painting
96
How did Jack and Annie get back to the tree house?
Page 97 — Same gondola that had taken them to Carnival
97
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack think the gondoliers were Teddy and Kathleen?
Page 101 — When he pulled off the glove, he saw the person wearing a blue glass ring like Teddy’s
101
Are Jack and Annie able to use Kathleen and Teddy’s book in Frog Creek?
Page 104 — No
104
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