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Jack and Annie are on a quest to help save Penny the penguin. Teddy and Kathleen send them to the Swiss Alps as they look for a white and yellow flower.
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 do Jack and Annie need to find?
Page 7 — A yellow and white flower
7
Where were Teddy and Kathleen sending Jack and Annie this time?
Page 7 — Swiss Alps
7
What will the potion do in the little blue bottle?
Page 8 — Turn Jack and Annie into anything they want for an hour
8
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie see from the tree house when they got to the Alps?
Page 12 — A monastery
12
Why did Jack think Teddy and Kathleen made a mistake?
Page 13 — How could they find a flower with all of the snow
13
What buried Jack and Annie?
Page 15 — An avalanche
15
What unburied Jack and Annie from the snow?
Page 17 — St. Bernard dogs
17
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How was Jack feeling when he kept thinking they were in the wrong place?
Page 26 — Worried
26
What do the monks call the dogs?
Page 28 — The Saints
28
Who are the dogs named after?
Page 28 — St. Bernard who created the monastery
28
Why do the monks call avalanches and blizzards the White Death?
Page 29 — They can kill people
29
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What monk enjoys nature?
Page 32 — Father Laurent
32
What’s the name of the dog that bounded into Jack and Annie’s room?
Page 37 — Barry
37
Tell me about Barry.
Page 39 — Young, needs to grow up, happy, playful, doesn’t listen
39
How late did Jack and Annie sleep?
Page 40 — Past noon
40
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
When did the monk say Jack would find flowers?
Page 43 — Next month
43
What did Barry take out of Jack’s hand?
Page 45 — His bread
45
Why were the monks sending Barry down the mountain?
Page 47 — Because he wasn’t listening or being responsible
47
Why did Annie want to train Barry?
Page 49 — She likes animals, she wanted to stay and figure out the riddle for Penny
49
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What kind of attitude did Annie say they needed to have to help Barry learn manners?
Page 53 — Positive and upbeat
53
What did Annie try to teach Barry?
Page 53 — Come, sit, stay
53
How many times did Barry push Jack into the snow?
Page 58 — Three
58
Why did Jack have a hard time being positive and upbeat?
Page 58 — Barry kept knocking him over, slobbering on him, sneezing on him
58
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Who was ringing the bell?
Page 62 — Soldiers
62
Who were the soldiers serving under?
Page 63 — Napoleon Bonaparte
63
What did Barry do when he was shut up in Jack and Annie’s room?
Page 64 — Ripped apart the Swiss Alps book
64
How did Barry get outside?
Page 68 — The door was left opened
68
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie turn into when they took the potion from the blue bottle?
Page 72 — St. Bernard dogs
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How did Jack feel when he became a dog?
Page 73 — Very happy
73
What does Barry smell like?
Page 76 — Fish and crackers mixed with wet fur
76
What did Jack teach Barry now that Barry could understand him?
Page 79 — how to be a good responsible dog
79
When the avalanche hit, who did the dogs find buried in the snow?
Page 84 — The lost soldier
84
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Where had Barry gone?
Page 88 — To get the monks
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How did Jack feel about being a dog?
Page 89 — Loved it
89
Who did Jack and Annie get to meet?
Page 90 — Napoleon Bonaparte
90
What’s a botanist?
Page 96 — Someone who studies plants
96
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What’s the name of the flower Jack and Annie needed?
Page 100 — Glacial buttercup
100
What are the characteristics of the flower?
Page 101 — Playful, joyful, carefree, spirit of a child
101
When had Jack and Annie been like the flower?
Page 110 — When they were dogs
110
Who did Father Laurent let go back to the tree house with Jack and Annie?
Page 103 — Barry
103
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