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Morgan le Fay tells Jack and Annie to seek out "The Gray Ghost" and listen to her story. They are whisked away to Nepal where they meet Tenzin, a climber, who takes them up the mountain to meet a snow leopard.
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
Summarize what this story is going to be about.
Page 1 — Jack and Annie are going to Nepal to find a ghost in the mountains
1
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
List an observation Jack and Annie made of the people in this area.
Page 19 — They are hard workers
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Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How did Annie convince Tenzin to help them find the ghost?
Page 25 — She read Morgan’s poem to him and told him they were serious about finding the ghost, not just curious
25
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What did you learn about Tenzin in this chapter?
Page 34 — He’s sad because his wife and daughter died last winter
34
Predict how Jack and Annie will help him in this story.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did Jack agree to follow Tenzin?
Page 42 — Tenzin quoted a phrase from the poem and confirmed that they were supposed to follow Tenzin
42
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
How did Tenzin put Jack and Annie at risk?
Page 51 — By taking them on treacherous steep ground and for hiking so high
51
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What is the great ghost and how did Jack and Annie find it?
Page 59 — A snow leopard; they tried to find Tenzin and when they hiked up to him, the snow leopard was with him. She was difficult to see because she blended in with the rocks
59
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
How do you think the snow leopard is wise and what secret does she have to tell?
Page 62 — Listen to your child’s answer
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Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Jack want to tell Ama and the girls about the snow leopard.
Page 72 — Tenzin has a special bond with the snow leopard, and they want him to be the one to talk about her if he wants to
72
Have you ever had a story that was your own that you haven’t wanted anyone else to share or talk about? Explain.
Listen to your child’s answer
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Were you correct in your assumption about what the poem means?
Listen to your child’s answer
If not, what is answer?
Page 82 — The secret is love hides in plain sight, and we are never alone
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What did you like about this story?
Listen to your child’s answer
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