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
Who was visiting Jack and his family?
Page 1 — His cousin Lily
1
How does Jack feel about her?
Page 2 — Thinks she’s annoying
2
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why did Ronald Barter start the GPF?
Page 6 — He was tired of crooks trying to destroy the things that mattered in the world
6
When did Jack join the GPF?
Page 6 — When his older brother disappeared
6
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What country is Jack traveling to in this book?
Page 12 — Cambodia
12
What was the code word for this mission?
Page 12 — Temple
12
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did Jack do when his parachute didn’t come out of his bag?
Page 18 — He used The Dome, a disc made of elastic material that expanded and slowed his fall
18
Where did Jack land when the elastic material burst?
Page 19 — In some water by a monument
19
Who was waiting for Jack?
Page 21 — Kate
21
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Who is Kate’s mum?
Page 26 — One of the chief archeologists watching over the ancient temple of Angkor Wat
26
Why did Kate call the GPF?
Page 26 — Her mum was kidnapped
26
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What condition was Kate’s house in when Jack saw it?
Page 28 — A mess; pictures ripped from the walls, furniture overturned, curtains shredded to bits
28
What did Jack find under the sofa?
Page 31 — A voice recorder
31
Summarize what Jack and Kate heard on the voice recorder.
Page 33 — Kate’s mom mentioned the map and her daughter, then a man appeared demanding the map, she wouldn’t give it to him, so they took her away to the Temple of the Trees to try and get her to talk
33
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why did Kate trust Jack?
Page 36 — Because her mother knew his brother and he was a good agent
36
Why was Jack eager to find Kate’s mum?
Page 39 — To save her, but also to find out more information on his brother’s disappearance
39
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Jack give Kate before they left on the bikes?
Page 40 — A Transponder, in case she got lost
40
What did the gadgets in Jack’s shoes warn him of?
Page 44 — Landmines
44
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What time of day did Jack and Kate enter the temple looking for her mom?
Page 48 — Night
48
Where was the map located?
Page 51 — On Kate’s necklace
51
What did the man do to Jack?
Page 54 — Threw a powder at him that blinded him, made him sick, and made him go to sleep
54
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
How did Jack recover from the powder?
Page 56 — He put some Electrolyte Dust on his tongue
56
Where had the crooks taken Kate and her mum?
Page 59 — Back to the Temple of Angkor Wat
59
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Where did Jack find Kate?
Page 65 — In the central well of the temple
65
Why did the crooks send Kate into the well?
Page 69 — The well was too narrow for an adult
69
Where did Jack and Kate think the crooks went?
Page 70 — To the airport
70
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
How did Jack get a ticket to get passed the official?
Page 74 — He had a Trick Ticket device that created a ticket and a Voice-Recognition Passport that he had programmed as well
74
What showed up in Jack’s backpack as it went through security?
Page 77 — Gum, books and a gaming device
77
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
How did Jack trick the man with the gold teeth?
Page 81 — He said he got an important piece of the treasure from Kate, and the man released her mum
81
How did Jack get the treasure?
Page 84 — He threw the object he was using to trick the man, the man tried to catch it and dropped the box of treasure, and Jack grabbed the box with an expandable hook
84
What did Jack use to capture the bad guy?
Page 85 — The anti-bullet Net Tosser
85
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack want to talk to Kate’s mum?
Page 92 — To see if she knew anything about his brother’s disappearance
92
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
Where did Max disappear from?
Page 93 — Egypt
93
What was the object of Max’s mission when he disappeared?
Page 94 — A mummy
94
How did Jack get back home?
Went into Kate’s mum’s room, threw a pellet on the floor which released a smoke, and said, “off to England!”
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