Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure Finding Tinker Bell #2 Through the Dark Forest

Through the Dark Forest

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

In the second book in the Finding Tinker Bell series, The Never Girls’ quest takes them to a mysterious shadow island. Can they find Tink without putting the rest of their fairy friends in danger?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction to this story. The girls are looking for Tink over the ocean; Mia is afraid of flying; they turn to go back to shore but run into a storm; Mia decides to go through the storm and magically gets dropped onto sand p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Where did the portal take the girls? To Shadow Island, where Tink is p.20

Chapter 3

  1. What is strange about the forest? Variety of mushrooms; they feel like they are being watched; dark and quiet p.23

Chapter 4

  1. Describe the sprite’s village. In a glade in the forest; dark; mushrooms made paths and were houses; vines made a bridge p.41

Chapter 5

  1. Why do you think Ersa is wearing Tinker Bell’s slipper? Listen to your child’s answer; she might be holding Tink captive p.58

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize this chapter. Mia, Lainey and Rosetta go talk to the Great Ones; Mia rests on a tree and the tree starts to talk to her p.59

Chapter 7

  1. What did Mia, Lainey and Rosetta learn in this chapter? The Great Ones are trees and are fearful of fire p.74

Chapter 8

  1. Explain why Rosetta was feeling sorry for Magnus. He is lonely; the trees don’t talk to each other or anyone; the trees live so long they don’t bother getting to know other creatures p.92

Chapter 9

  1. Define courage. The ability of doing something that is frightening. 
  2. How did Mia show courage? She’s flying even though she is scared p.104
  3. What deal did the girls make with the trees? The sprites will remove beetles from their trunks if they part their branches so light shines on the forest floor p.106

Chapter 10

  1. Summarize the conclusion of this book. The sprites accept the deal and fly up with the girls to meet the fairies; Ersa told the truth and doesn’t know where Tink is, but the sprites knew the direction she had flown; they found Fawn and Silvermist; the two fairies know where to find Tink p.110