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In this adventure, three boys are whisked away to the time of King Arthur and are asked to face a giant and a dragon in hopes of saving King Arthur's kingdom. Using their creative ways, the boys come up with clever fighting tactics that defeat the giant and dragon and save everyone in the kingdom.
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
Tell me the name of the character telling the story.
Page 3 — Joe
3
What are the names of Joe’s friends?
Page 1 — Sam, Fred
1
Who was attacking the three friends?
Page 1 — A black knight
1
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Tell me about Joe’s uncle?
Page 8 — Magician for a traveling circus, the best uncle
8
What did Joe’s uncle give him for his birthday?
Page 9 — A book
9
What happened to make the boys travel into the book?
Page 11 — Fred said, “wouldn’t it be great to see knights and all that stuff for real?”
11
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How did the boys trick the knight?
Page 14 — Jumped out of the way of his horse at the last minute
14
How did Fred knock the knight out and defeat him?
Page 16 — his him with a stick as the knight ran by and knocked him off his horse
16
After the boys defeated the knight, what came charging toward them?
Page 19 — Three more knights
19
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Tell me about the three knights that approached the boys?
Page 21 — They are knights for King Arthur
21
Why were the knights impressed with the friends?
Page 20 — They defeated the black knight
20
What are the names of the three knights?
Page 22 — Sir Lancelot, Sir Percival, Sir Gawain
22
Why did the knights want the boys to go with them?
Page 22 — To help them fight a giant and a dragon
22
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What state were the boys trying to get back home to?
Page 25 — New York
25
Who was King Arthur’s wife or queen?
Page 28 — Queen Guenevere
28
What kind of a trick did Joe do for Merlin to show him he was an enchanter?
Page 28 — A card trick
28
How did Merlin feel about Fred, Joe and Sam?
Page 30 — Didn’t like them
30
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Tell me about Bleob, the giant.
Page 33 — Stinky, 20 feet tall, ugly face, black hair, beard full of bones, food, branches, manure
33
How did Sam try to trick the giant?
Page 36 — Gave him a riddle and the giant couldn’t answer it
36
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How did Sam get Bleob to go fight the dragon?
Page 38 — Told him the dragon was saying giants are big weaklings
38
What’s the name of the dragon that was going to attack the castle?
Page 40 — Smaug the Dragon
40
Tell me about Smaug?
Page 41 — Green, trailing wisps of smoke, metal scales, leather wings, snake body, iron claws
41
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What game did Fred, Sam and Joe teach the stableboys?
Page 43 — Baseball
43
Whose tower did Fred hit the ball into?
Page 47 — Merlin’s
47
How did Merlin react to ball coming into his tower?
Page 48 — Angry
48
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What’s the name of the sword King Arthur used to make the boys Knights of the Round Table?
Page 49 — Excalibur
49
What did Merlin use to send the boys back home?
Page 52 — A thin book with a picture of them sitting around the kitchen table
52
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
How did Joe’s mom feel about Uncle Joe’s present to him?
Page 53 — Angry with him for giving him a book for his birthday
53
What did Joe find after returning home that made the boys realize their adventure was real?
Page 55 — Queen Guenevere’s Magician Card
55
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