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We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers. When the magic tree house whisks them back to the early 100s AD, Jack and Annie find themselves in a Roman camp. Their mission: Be like a warrior.
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 animal appeared on the lamppost in Jack and Annie’s yard?
Page 3 — An eagle
3
Where are Jack and Annie traveling to?
Page 7 — By the Danube, a river that ran along the border of the Roman Empire
7
What were Jack and Annie supposed to do on this mission?
Page 9 — Write in journals, do what warriors do, give a silver coin to a hero
9
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What’s a journal?
Page 14 — Something you keep your notes, memories and important ideas in
14
Describe the rider on the black horse.
Page 17 — Friendly, a warrior, helpful
17
How did Jack and Annie enter the camp so easily?
Page 21 — The rider told them the password and said to explain they were visiting scholars under the command of the Imperial Guard
21
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack and Annie find the warriors?
Page 25 — On the field training
25
Describe a centurion.
Page 20 — A super-strict commander that carries a big stick to hit their own men
20
Describe the life of a warrior in the legion.
Page 29 — They have to train every day, they have heavy packs to carry including 60 pounds of weapons, have to march 20 miles with full armor and packs three times a month, if they get out of step they die, when they’re not training they work at other things
29
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
List two items the cook make for his squad.
Page 36 — Cheese, beans, salted fish, bread, olives, barley
36
What’s the symbol that stands for the legion?
Page 38 — An eagle
38
What was so heavy Annie fell over when trying to hold it and Jack couldn’t lift it higher than his knees?
Page 39 — A hammer in the forge
39
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack and Annie try on the armor?
Page 42 — Morgan told them to do what warriors do, and warriors put on armor
42
How did Jack and Annie feel as they put on the armor?
Page 44 — That it was very heavy and hard to see; they had a lot of respect for warriors
44
Why did warriors pour into the armory, making Jack and Annie hide in the shadows?
Page 46 — They were getting ready for the Emperor’s parade at noon
46
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did a warrior call Jack and Annie deserters?
Page 50 — The warrior thought they were getting out of their armor to sneak away from the army
50
Who did the centurion think the rider on the black horse was?
Page 55 — An enemy spy
55
Why were Jack and Annie taken captive?
Page 56 — The centurion was suspicious of them and was worried about the black rider telling them the secret password
56
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Where did the centurion take Jack and Annie?
Page 59 — To see the emperor
59
Who did the emperor turn out to be?
Page 62 — The rider on the black horse
62
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
How did the emperor treat Jack and Annie?
Page 65 — With kindness; he trusted them
65
What does the emperor do when he’s scared?
Page 67 — He looks deep inside and finds an inner strength
67
Why was the emperor so startled by the coin?
Page 70 — Its engravened with him and his warriors on a frozen river and it has a later date
70
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What were Jack and Annie’s feelings when the emperor first ordered them to march in the parade?
Page 73 — Scared; intimidated; they didn’t want to
73
What were Jack and Annie assigned to do for the parade?
Page 73 — Carry the eagle standard and flag and lead the rest of the army around the field
73
How did Jack and Annie leave the camp?
Page 77 — On a white horse with the emperor on his black horse
77
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What does Marcus have written down in his journal?
Page 79 — Poetry and a list of things he feels have a special beauty
79
Why was it strange for the Roman Emperor to write down things of beauty in his journal?
You wouldn’t expect a leader to do that 85
What did Jack and Annie learn from Marcus?
Page 85 — To write down and appreciate the beautiful things in life
85
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