The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur; USA

by Elizabeth Singer Hunt

Grades K-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL P; AR pts: 1.0-2.0

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. What did Jack receive in the mail? A book about the allosaurus p.3

Chapter 2

1. What did Whizzy cough up? A puzzle piece in the shape of a country that goes to the map on Jack’s wall p.6
2. What country was it and where is he going? USA; New York City p.7
3. How did Jack travel to the United States? His map swallowed him up p.8

Chapter 3

1. Where did Jack arrive? In the Museum of Natural History in New York City p.12
2. What was missing from the dinosaur? A toe, the hallux p.14

Chapter 4

1. What was Jack hoping to look at to find a clue to the missing bone? Security tapes from the day before p.20

Chapter 5

1. How did the student steal the bone? He used a thin hook and yanked the bone off p.24
2. What school was the student from? East Side Grammar School p.27

Chapter 6

1. Who did Jack contact to find out who the student was? The principal p.29
2. What did she tell Jack about the student? That he was one of the finest science students at the school and had great science fair projects p.32

Chapter 7

1. Where did Jack find Thomas? At home p.38
2. How did Thomas’ mom feel about him stealing the bone? Upset p.44
3. What was Thomas’ science project? Bringing to life a real live allosaurus p.48

Chapter 8

1. Where did Jack and the Eberly’s hide from the dinosaur? Under the kitchen table p.49
2. Why didn’t the dinosaur smell them? Jack sprayed his neutralizing spray on them p.50

Chapter 9

1. How did Thomas make the allosaurus? He used some DNA from the toe bone, mixed it with a quickening solution, then gave it to his dog Freddie p.53
2. What did Thomas create to help change Freddie back into a dog? A reversal serum p.54
3. Why did Jack let Thomas come with him to hunt down the dinosaur? He knew New York City, he knew a lot about the allosaurus, and he had a relationship with his dog p.56

Chapter 10

1. How did Jack distract the dinosaur from eating the man? He projected a camptosaurus on the wall near the dinosaur p.62
2. Who was the dinosaur’s target at the end of this chapter? Jack p.64

Chapter 11

1. How did Jack prevent the dinosaur from eating him? He put the expandable goo in its mouth p.67
2. What advice did Jack remember from his brother? A secret agent always clears his mind first, and then thinks of a plan p.70

Chapter 12

1. How did Jack save the people in line at the Empire State Building? He put dog biscuit powder into his spray gun and shot it in the air, the people ran into another building p.74

Chapter 13

1. What did the boys use to catch up with the dinosaur as it raced to Times Square? The Flyboard p.77
2. What did Jack shoot into the air with his Warning Gun? The letters: Danger Get Indoors p.79
3. Why did Freddie head for Central Park? There were animals in the zoo p.82

Chapter 14

1. Why couldn’t Jack use the Flyboard anymore? It was almost out of hydrogen p.86
2. How did Jack convince the taxi driver to take them to the allosaurus? Jack told him he’d be a hero p.87

Chapter 15

1. What was Jack’s dilemma in this chapter? He couldn’t see the dinosaur and knew that he would fail if it wasn’t coming to the zoo p.91

Chapter 16

1. How did Jack get the serum into the dinosaur’s mouth? He used a canister to wedge it’s mouth open, and used a sling to catapult the vial into his mouth p.94
2. Describe Freddie’s transformation back into a dog? A violent wind came and swirled around the allosaurus and turned it to dust, then another wind came and carried the dust away p.95

Chapter 17

1. What did Thomas confess to Lewis? That he was sorry and shouldn’t have taken the bone p.100
2. What does it mean to make amends? To try and set something right p.101
3. Why did Lewis smile when Thomas said he was scared of heights? Thomas would have a consequence that would put him out of his comfort zone p.101

Chapter 18

1. What did Jack wear to bed that night? Dinosaur pajamas p.104