The Secret of the Sacred Temple: Cambodia

by Elizabeth Singer Hunt

Grades K-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL P; AR pts: 2.0

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. Who was visiting Jack and his family? His cousin Lily p.1
2. How does Jack feel about her? Thinks she’s annoying p.2

Chapter 2

1. Why did Ronald Barter start the GPF? He was tired of crooks trying to destroy the things that mattered in the world p.6
2. When did Jack join the GPF? When his older brother disappeared p.6

Chapter 3

1. What country is Jack traveling to in this book? Cambodia p.12
2. What was the code word for this mission? Temple p.12

Chapter 4

1. What did Jack do when his parachute didn’t come out of his bag? He used The Dome, a disc made of elastic material that expanded and slowed his fall p.18
2. Where did Jack land when the elastic material burst? In some water by a monument p.19
3. Who was waiting for Jack? Kate p.21

Chapter 5

1. Who is Kate’s mum? One of the chief archeologists watching over the ancient temple of Angkor Wat p.26
2. Why did Kate call the GPF? Her mum was kidnapped p.26

Chapter 6

1. What condition was Kate’s house in when Jack saw it? A mess; pictures ripped from the walls, furniture overturned, curtains shredded to bits p.28
2. What did Jack find under the sofa? A voice recorder p.31
3. Summarize what Jack and Kate heard on the voice recorder. 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 p.33

Chapter 7

1. Why did Kate trust Jack? Because her mother knew his brother and he was a good agent p.36
2. Why was Jack eager to find Kate’s mum? To save her, but also to find out more information on his brother’s disappearance p.39

Chapter 8

1. What did Jack give Kate before they left on the bikes? A Transponder, in case she got lost p.40
2. What did the gadgets in Jack’s shoes warn him of? Landmines p.44

Chapter 9

1. What time of day did Jack and Kate enter the temple looking for her mom? Night p.48
2. Where was the map located? On Kate’s necklace p.51
3. What did the man do to Jack? Threw a powder at him that blinded him, made him sick, and made him go to sleep p.54

Chapter 10

1. How did Jack recover from the powder? He put some Electrolyte Dust on his tongue p.56
2. Where had the crooks taken Kate and her mum? Back to the Temple of Angkor Wat p.59

Chapter 11

1. Where did Jack find Kate? In the central well of the temple p.65
2. Why did the crooks send Kate into the well? The well was too narrow for an adult p.69
3. Where did Jack and Kate think the crooks went? To the airport p.70

Chapter 12

1. How did Jack get a ticket to get passed the official? He had a Trick Ticket device that created a ticket and a Voice-Recognition Passport that he had programmed as well p.74
2. What showed up in Jack’s backpack as it went through security? Gum, books and a gaming device p.77

Chapter 13

1. How did Jack trick the man with the gold teeth? He said he got an important piece of the treasure from Kate, and the man released her mum p.81
2. How did Jack get the treasure? 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 p.84
3. What did Jack use to capture the bad guy? The anti-bullet Net Tosser p.85

Chapter 14

1. Why did Jack want to talk to Kate’s mum? To see if she knew anything about his brother’s disappearance p.92

Chapter 15

1. Where did Max disappear from? Egypt p.93
2. What was the object of Max’s mission when he disappeared? A mummy p.94
3. 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!”