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Jack and Annie go to India to find a jewel called the emerald rose. They give the Great Mogul their stories filled with their tree house adventures and beautiful pictures.
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 story about that Jack wrote and Annie drew pictures for?
Page 3 — Their tree house adventures
3
What had Teddy done to Penny?
Page 6 — Turned her into a statue
6
Where are Merlin and Morgan gone to?
Page 7 — Avalon/ festival of May
7
Where did Teddy and Kathleen find an emerald stone shaped like a rose?
Page 9 — India
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie pretend to be so they could get into the fort?
Page 14 — Ambassadors
14
What’s the name of the fort Jack and Annie need to go inside?
Page 17 — Red Fort
17
Who did Jack and Annie go into the fort with?
Page 20 — The European Ambassadors
20
What are some of the gifts people bring to the Great Mogul?
Page 21 — Jewels, coins, golden goblets, silver swords
21
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What treasure did Jack and Annie bring with them to give to the Great Mogul?
Page 23 — Jack’s story
23
What did the Hall smell like when the guard took them inside?
Page 25 — Roses and mint
25
What are some of the rules of being in the presence of the Great Mogul?
Page 28 — Silent, bow, can’t move, respectful
28
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did the Great Mogul sit on when he entered the room?
Page 30 — A cushion
30
How did Jack and Annie learn to bow to the Great Mogul?
Page 31 — Watched the ambassadors that went before them
31
What did Jack and Annie get for giving the Great Mogul their story?
Page 36 — The emerald rose
36
Why did the guard want to take Jack and Annie to the Great Mogul’s private balcony?
Page 38 — To view a parade
38
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did the slippers look like that Jack and Annie changed into?
Page 42 — They were pointy
42
What are some of the animals that were in the parade?
Page 46 — Elephants, cheetahs, horses, oxen
46
Why did Annie want to go talk to the Great Mogul?
Page 47 — An elephant was in distress
47
Why was the elephant getting captured and going to be punished?
Page 48 — She was disrespectful to the Great Mogul
48
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why was Jack so scared of Annie talking to the Great Mogul?
Page 50 — She could be killed
50
What did the Great Mogul do with the elephant when Annie talked to him about it?
Page 50 — Gave it to her as a gift
50
What is the elephant’s name?
Page 54 — Morning Breeze
54
What did Jack hear off in the distance?
Page 56 — Crying from another elephant
56
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How did Jack and Annie get off of Morning Breeze?
Page 62 — She reared up and they fell off
62
What was missing out of Jack’s bag when they fell off the elephant?
Page 64 — The emerald rose
64
Where did Jack and Annie find the emerald rose?
Page 65 — Next to a king cobra
65
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What was the cobra protecting?
Page 67 — Her nest of eggs
67
How were Jack and Annie going to get close to the snake’s nest?
Page 69 — Becoming small
69
How many sips of the potion did Jack and Annie take?
Page 70 — Two
70
How long do Jack and Annie have before they turn big again?
Page 69 — 20 min.
69
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie use as camouflage?
Page 77 — Leaves
77
Who wasn’t fooled by Jack and Annie’s camouflage?
Page 81 — The dad cobra
81
Who saved Jack and Annie from the cobra?
Page 84 — Morning Breeze
84
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why did Morning Breeze need to escape the fort?
Page 86 — She had a baby
86
Why was it hard for Jack and Annie to walk through the forest?
Page 91 — They lost their slippers
91
Who was looking for Jack and Annie as they came out of the forest?
Page 93 — A guard
93
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Where did the guard take them?
Page 96 — To see the Great Mogul
96
Why did he want to see them?
Page 97 — To talk to them about their story
97
What did the Great Mogul like best about the story and pictures?
Page 98 — The heart of the story/ heart of the drawings
98
What did the Great Mogul build for his wife?
Page 99 — The Taj Mahal
99
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
When Annie told the Great Mogul that Morning Breeze should stay with her baby in the forest, how did he react?
Page 103 — He understood
103
Whose heart did Jack and Annie uncover who’s alone?
Page 106 — The Great Mogul
106
What does the emerald rose stand for?
Page 108 — Love
108
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