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Jack and Annie go to New York City to save a unicorn that's been trapped in a spell.
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 time of year is it?
Page 5 — Late fall/ November
5
What special animal is Jack and Annie supposed to help on this mission?
Page 7 — Unicorn
7
Where are they going to find the unicorn?
Page 7 — New York City
7
How many rhymes do Jack and Annie have left in the book Teddy and Kathleen gave them?
Page 9 — Three
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was the weather like when Jack and Annie arrived in New York City?
Page 11 — Snowy
11
What park did the tree house land in?
Page 13 — Central Park
13
What’s a blue moon?
Page 14 — Two full moons in the same month
14
Why did the horses look sad and lonely on the merry-go-round?
Page 18 — No one was riding on them.
18
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What treasure did Jack want to never lose?
Page 27 — Annie
27
Who do Jack and Annie think are following them?
Page 30 — Teddy and Kathleen
30
Why is there a castle in Central Park?
Page 31 — To be a delightful surprise to anyone wandering the park.
31
What kind of weather did Mr. Perkins say they would have that night?
Page 32 — Monster blizzard
32
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Where were Jack and Annie going to find the unicorn?
Page 36 — Bronx Zoo
36
Why were there so many poor people in New York City?
Page 41 — No jobs/ no money/ Great Depression
41
What sort of transportation did Jack and Annie use to get to the zoo?
Page 42 — Subway
42
How did Jack and Annie know what stop to get off the subway?
Page 48 — A girl helped them.
48
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why couldn’t the taxi driver take Jack and Annie all the way to the zoo?
Page 54 — taxi got stuck
54
What’s a cloister?
Page 58 — Enclosed garden or courtyard
58
What’s a tapestry?
Page 58 — A large cloth hanging with pictures or designs
58
Where did Jack and Annie see a unicorn?
Page 61 — the tapestry
61
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What did the seven tapestries of the unicorn tell?
Page 62 — The story of the unicorn
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Who had been following Jack and Annie?
Page 67 — Balor and Grinda
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What’s the real name of the unicorn?
Page 68 — Dianthus
68
Were Balor and Grinda good or bad?
Page 71 — Bad
71
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Where are Balor and Grinda from?
Page 73 — The same magic world Dianthus comes from.
73
Why did Jack try to stop Balor from putting the rope around Dianthus’ neck?
Page 75 — It would take him to the Castle of the Dark Wizard
75
What did the cloud spell do to help Jack and Annie protect Dianthus?
Page 76 — Make a thick fog in the room.
76
How did Jack and Annie find Dianthus in the fog?
Page 77 — Annie whispered his name and he came to her.
77
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Dianthus’ horn do to the winds and snow?
Page 80 — Calm them
80
Where did the unicorn take Jack and Annie?
Page 85 — Tree house
85
Who was waiting for Jack and Annie at the tree house?
Page 85 — Grinda and Balor
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What did Annie do to Balor and Grinda?
Page 87 — Turn them into ducks
87
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Who were Teddy and Kathleen dressed up as?
Page 90 — Taxi driver and girl on the subway
90
Who came out of the back seat of the taxicab?
Page 93 — Merlin and Morgan
93
What did Merlin give Jack and Annie now that he could trust them to use magic?
Page 97 — Wand of Dianthus
97
What did Merlin want to do before he went back to Camelot?
Page 98 — Drive the taxi around New York City
98
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
How did Teddy and Kathleen get back to Camelot?
Page 101 — Riding on Dianthus
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Why was Annie sad when Dianthus disappeared?
Page 102 — She was sad to see him go.
102
Why weren’t Jack and Annie going to use the rhyme book anymore?
Page 104 — They’d used all the rhymes.
104
What did Jack and Annie’s dad make for them when they got home?
Page 105 — Hot chocolate
105
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