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 was Alfie’s mission as he swam to the wreckage?
Page 4 — He was to remove any sand covering the bow of the ship, bring up any relics he found, and hand them over to the State Maritime Museum
4
What happened to Alfie after he saw the sand removed from the bow?
Page 5 — Someone came up and shot him in the leg with a spear
5
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was Jack up to at the beginning of this chapter?
Page 7 — He was at a swim meet getting ready to swim the breaststroke
7
How did Jack’s rivalry respond when Jack won the race?
Page 12 — He wouldn’t shake hands with him
12
Why was Jack so worried to get home?
Page 14 — He didn’t want to be late for his 7:30 appointment with Whizzy
14
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How did Jack feel after his race?
Page 15 — Tired
15
Where was Jack going on his mission?
Page 17 — Australia
17
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Jack take to stop from being sick on the boat?
Page 20 — Anti-puke pills
20
What did Harry need Jack to do?
Page 24 — Find Alfie and figure out what happened at the wreckage
24
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Jack use instead of the diving equipment Harry brought out for him?
Page 26 — His own breathing apparatus and a morph wet suit complete with slippers
26
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How does the Time Capture device work?
Page 31 — It tracked the heat left behind from objects that had previously been there
31
What did they see happened to Alfie?
Page 33 — He was taken away by another human
33
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What’s a cay?
Page 35 — A tiny island of sand
35
What was near the cay?
Page 37 — A pirate ship
37
Why did Harry need to stay with the boat?
Page 40 — In case Alfie escapes and comes back to the boat
40
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What gadget did Jack have that formed into a mini-submarine?
Page 42 — A plastic toy boat
42
What’s it called?
Page 42 — The Egg
42
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
When were the pirates going to kill Alfie?
Page 46 — At nightfall
46
How did Jack find out where Alfie was?
Page 47 — He used his x-ray glasses to see into the boat
47
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did Alfie tell Jack when he removed the tape off of his mouth?
Page 52 — There were cameras in the cell and the pirates probably saw Jack and will kill him
52
Who was the Komodo Klan’s secret boss?
Page 53 — The beautiful woman with giant lizard tattoos on her arms
53
What did the woman do to Jack?
Page 55 — Shot him with a spear gun with poison goo
55
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What were the pirates going to do with Jack?
Page 58 — Feed him to their Komodo dragon, Woody
58
Why couldn’t the pirates open Jack’s bag?
Page 59 — They needed his fingerprint
59
Who did Jack think of when he was trapped?
Page 61 — His brother, Max
61
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
What did Jack do to free himself?
Page 63 — Rubbed some ink from a pen in his watch onto the metal bar and watched it melt the iron bar
63
Where did he get the idea from?
Page 62 — His brother Max had told him how he freed himself when trapped in a storage locker
62
Why was Jack sad to use the Disappearing Milk?
Page 65 — This would be the only dose he would get his entire lifetime
65
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
How did Jack free Alfie?
Page 67 — Jack sprayed Dozing Spray into the guard’s face and the guard fell asleep. Jack then used the rest of the Disappearing Milk on Alfie, woke him up, then they ran for it
67
How did Jack and Alfie confuse the pirates?
Page 70 — they ran zig zag on the sand
70
How did Jack and Alfie travel back to Alfie’s boat?
Page 73 — They took the pirates boat
73
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Who captured Jack and Alfie?
Page 76 — The leader of the Komodo Klan
76
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
What happened to Alfie?
Page 80 — The pirates threw him into the Komodo dragon’s cage, and he was bit
80
What did the pirates do with Jack?
Page 82 — Pushed him overboard into the ocean with the jellyfish
82
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
How did Jack survive the jellyfish stings?
Page 86 — He dove passed the jellyfish deep in the water and pulled out his Oxygen Exchanger
86
What was Jack threatened by instead?
Page 88 — Two sharks
88
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
How did Jack free himself from the sharks?
Page 89 — He shot a canister of blood out of his spray gun away from him and then called The Egg to come to him
89
Chapter 18
Comprehension questions
What did Jack give Alfie to help him recover from the lizard’s bite?
Page 93 — An antibiotic serum
93
Predict how Jack is going to teach the boss lady a lesson on page 95.
Listen to your child’s answers
Chapter 19
Comprehension questions
How did Jack defeat the boss lady and Jake once and for all?
Page 98 — He shot them both with tranquilizers using his spray gun then handcuffed them
98
Chapter 20
Comprehension questions
What was in the box marked Pandora?
Page 105 — Treasure
105
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