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Kate gets her wish when mysterious mist horses arrive in Pixie Hollow and one takes her on a journey through the magical island.
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
Out of the four girls, who is the main character of this story? How do you know?
Page 1 — Kate; the story is told from her perspective
1
What was strange about Never Land?
Page 9 — A mist covered the land
9
Why did it worry the queen?
Page 12 — It’s uncommon
12
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Was it wise for the queen to ground the fairies? Why, or why not?
Page 17 — Listen to your child’s answer
17
What did the mist bring?
Page 24 — Mist horses
24
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Describe the mist horses.
Page 25 — Large, manes and tails disappear into the mist, ghostly gray eyes, cause trouble
25
What brave action did Kate take in this chapter?
Page 33 — She touched and rode a horse
33
Predict what will happen to Kate as she tries to take the horse back to the herd.
Page 40 — Listen to your child’s answer
40
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why is Kate in danger?
Page 45 — Mist horses enchant the rider to never want to stop riding
45
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Do you think the legend is true? What evidence in this chapter shows Kate was enchanted?
Page 51 — Kate didn’t want to give up her horse and continued making excuses to ride her; she named her Cloud and felt like she was her horse
51
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did Silvermist feel unsure of herself in this chapter?
Page 73 — She felt like her decisions were not helping find Kate
73
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Choose a word to describe Kate in this chapter. Explain.
Prideful, selfish, etc.
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What danger is Kate in?
Page 89 — If they don’t find her, Cloud will spirit her away up into the clouds forever
89
What clues did the friends find to help them know they were on the path to finding Kate?
Page 94 — An eaten apple; the fog was thick
94
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Summarize this chapter.
Page 99 — They girls move a log with fairy dust to span a river to get across; Lainey almost falls in the river; they find Kate on her horse standing on the edge of a cliff; the horse stepped off the edge
99
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What’s the conclusion to this story?
Page 111 — Cloud landed near Kate’s friends and Kate let Cloud go to run wild with her herd
111
What lesson did Kate hopefully learn in this story?
Listen to your child’s answer; tell her friends where she was going
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