Abe Lincoln at Last!
By Mary Pope Osborne
Comprehension Questions
Grades 2-4; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 2.0
Chapter 1
- Who were Jack and Annie going to visit in this adventure? Abe Lincoln p. 5
- What were they needing to find on this mission? A feather p. 7
- What would the potion in the tiny bottle do for Jack and Annie? Grant a wish for one thing p. 7
Chapter 2
- What building did the tree house land near? The White House p. 12
- Name the two boys that saw the tree house? Tad and Willie p. 14
- Why did Tad think the tree house belonged to them? It was on the property of the White House and the White House belonged to everyone in America p. 15
- Who wanted to take Jack and Annie to meet the President? Tad p. 18
Chapter 3
- How is the White House different back in President Lincoln’s day then it is now? People could just walk into the White House and see the president p. 12
- What did Tad say he’d do, if Jack didn’t go with him to find the president? Scream p.26
- What room did Tad take Jack into? The president’s bedroom p. 28
- Where did Tad and Jack hide when President Lincoln came into the room? Under the bed p. 28
Chapter 4
- How did Tad know President Lincoln? The president was his father p. 31
- How did President Lincoln respond when Tad told him about Jack and Annie? Strangely, like he might know them p. 32
- Who did Annie meet while Jack was hiding under the bed? Tad and Willie’s mom p. 35
Chapter 5
- Why wouldn’t Jack and Annie get to meet with the president? He had too many meetings p. 43
- When President Lincoln had a free moment, what would he most likely do? Go for a horseback ride into the country p. 44
- What did Jack and Annie do to make it so they would have a private meeting with President Lincoln? Make a wish with their potion from the little bottle p. 48
Chapter 6
- After taking the potion, where did Jack and Annie end up? In the country p. 49
- Who came riding up to Jack and Annie? Sam p. 53
- Where was Sam going? To grind his corn at the mill p. 53
- Why did the horse get scared when the wind blew? She doesn’t hear well p. 54
Chapter 7
- What did Sam’s home look like? log cabin with a shed, has a bear skin for a door and no windows p. 63
- Where was Sam’s bed? In the loft p. 64
- Where was Sarah, Sam’s sister? At school p. 66
- Where’s Sam’s father? Kentucky p. 66
Chapter 8
- Why did Sam want to get his chores done? To help his sister p. 68
- Why couldn’t Jack and Annie split the wood?They couldn’t get the axe out of the log p. 71
- Why didn’t they milk the cow? They didn’t know how p. 72
Chapter 9
- Why didn’t Jack and Annie get the water from the spring? They heard growling p. 78
- Who was splitting wood when Jack and Annie got back to the cabin? Sam p. 79
- Who built Sam’s cabin? Sam and his dad p. 84
Chapter 10
- How does Sam feel about reading and writing? Loves it p. 89
- Who arrived while Sam, Jack and Annie were doing schoolwork? Sam’s dad p. 90
- Who did his dad have with him? a new wife and mother for Sam and Sarah and three new siblings p. 91
- What did Sam give Jack and Annie to say thank you for helping him? A feather from a goose and ink from blackberries p. 96
Chapter 11
- Why didn’t Jack and Annie get to hear what Sam was going to tell them? They were sent back to the White House before he could tell them p. 98
- Why did President Lincoln pretend to be Sam? He loved to do pranks on people p. 103
- What did Jack and Annie scribble down for President Lincoln? A message of hope and that everything would be all right p. 105
Chapter 12
- How would Willie die? Typhoid fever p. 110
- How did Jack wish he’d treated Tad when he found out about the things Tad would be facing? Nicer p. 111
- How many more things do Jack and Annie need to find to help Penny? One p. 112