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The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie through space and time to find that the castle of Camelot has been attacked and King Arthur has been gravely wounded. To save the kingdom—and the king—Jack and Annie have only one day to solve a riddle that will help them find a missing dragon!
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
Why did Jack and Annie go into the Frog Creek woods?
Page 5 — Oki ran in, so they chased after him
5
Where did they find Oki?
Page 6 — At the bottom of a tree looking at the magic tree house
6
What’s going to be the setting of this book?
Page 10 — Camelot
10
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Who sent the tree house for Jack and Annie?
Page 16 — Queen Guinevere
16
Why did the guard aim a crossbow at Jack and Annie as they approached Camelot?
Page 20 — They’re under attack and didn’t know if the kids were friends or enemies
20
Where did the queen lead Jack and Annie?
Page 23 — Morgan le Fay’s secret garden
23
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What were the statues of in the garden?
Page 25 — Dragons
25
What’s been stolen out of the garden?
Page 32 — The gold dragon; the ninth dragon
32
Why do the kids need to help find the ninth dragon?
Page 33 — To get Merlin, Morgan, Teddy and Kathleen back from Avalon and to send King Arthur there to heal from his wound
33
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why were the Jack, Annie, the king and queen going to Cafelle’s?
Page 37 — She can prophesy and tell them where the ninth dragon is
37
Why were they traveling in a hay cart?
Page 39 — No one will suspect the king riding in a hay cart
39
Why was Jack nervous when he found out the knights weren’t coming with them?
Page 45 — he knew they could be attacked by invaders and they wouldn’t have the protection of the knights
45
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Describe Cafelle.
Page 51 — She’s an old woman who’s blind, but could describe Jack and Annie perfectly, she’s kind and has a dog that cannot hear
51
What is Cafelle’s special ability?
Page 56 — The leaves and wind speak to her and tell her what she desires to know
56
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
When did the ninth dragon need to be returned to the garden?
Page 59 — Dawn the next day
59
What did the seer give to both Jack and Annie?
Page 61 — Red stones from the mountains of fire before time
61
Why was Jack frustrated about the stones?
Page 66 — He didn’t know how to use them
66
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How did Annie help get rid of the invaders that questioned them?
Page 72 — she put yellow spots on her face with a highlighter and said she had yellow fever
72
Why was Jack freezing as they traveled in the rain?
Page 78 — He’d given his cloak to the king
78
What did Guinevere tell the kids about as they traveled?
Page 78 — The Isle of Avalon
78
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why did the kids send the oxen back to Camelot?
Page 83 — The rope that connected the oxen to the cart had torn and they weren’t of use anymore
83
How did Jack, Annie and Guinevere get the cart to Munith Mor without the oxen?
Page 85 — They pushed and pulled
85
What represented the curtain in the riddle?
Page 88 — A waterfall
88
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What did Jack and Annie find in the cave behind the waterfall?
Page 96 — The dragon statue
96
Why was the queen giving up?
Page 98 — The healing water was gone, Arthur was dying, they heard the robbers coming on horses
98
What happened when Jack and Annie used their stones?
Page 101 — A giant red dragon rose out of the erupting mountain above them
101
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Where did the portal take Jack, Annie, Guinevere and Arthur?
Page 103 — To Avalon
103
How did Merlin, Morgan, Teddy and Kathleen respond when they first saw Jack and Annie in Avalon?
Page 106 — Bewildered, amazed, surprised, astonished
106
Why did Jack and Annie need to return the dragon statue to Camelot before dawn?
Page 109 — If it’s not returned by dawn, it’s power will be lost forever and those in Avalon will never return
109
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack and Annie leave their magic stones?
Page 115 — By the dragon statue in the garden
115
What message did Jack and Annie give the knights?
Page 118 — That the kind and queen are healing in Avalon and will be back to restore order to the kingdom
118
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