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Chapter 1

1. What kind of a day was it in Pennsylvania?a) rainyb) snowyc) hot and sunny

2. What two objects did Jack want to return to the tree house?a) bookmark and book about piratesb) medallion and letter openerc) medallion and bookmark

3. What was similar to both of these objects?a) They both had the letter M on them.b) They were both gold.c) They were both in a brown bag when Jack found them.

4. Why did Jack think the two objects belonged to the same person who owned the tree house?a) All the objects had the name Melinda written them. b) The tree house had the same letter M on it as the bookmark and medallion.c) The tree house had a special place to put the bookmark and medallion.

5. How did Jack and Annie get to the tree house?a) Their mom drove them.b) They rode bikes.c) They walked.

6. Who helped the children when they traveled to the castle?a) kingb) queenc) knight

7. Who helped the children when they traveled to the time of the dinosaurs?a) Stegosaurusb) Pteranodonc) the Duck Bills

8. Who helped the children when they traveled to Ancient Egypt?a) the pharaohb) a catc) Elizabeth

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9. Describe the picture in the book that the children found opened in the tree house in the corner.a) a sunny beach with a pirate shipb) a sunny beach with a green parrot in a palm tree and a ship sailing in a blue seac) a sunny beach with a group of sun bathers

10. What appeared after Annie made the wish to go to the place in the book?a) a parrotb) a catc) a knight

11. The wind blew. The house started to spin. Then everything was _____________ .a) noisyb) absolutely stillc) turned upside down

Chapter 2

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Pirates Past Noon1. Describe the place in which the tree house landed.a) hot and sunny with fishing boats and sea gullsb) cold and rainy with a beach and palm treesc) hot, bright blue sea with a tall sailing ship

2. What did Jack want to do before going to the beach?a) put on his bathing suitb) study the bookc) put on suntan lotion

3. What did Annie forget to do before going into the ocean?a) take off her bootsb) put on her swim suitc) get the float

4. What was out in the water?a) sharkb) whalec) ship

5. When did Jack realize the ship was a pirate ship?a) when he saw the pirates in the row boatb) when he heard the captain say, "Aye, matey!"c) when he saw the flag

6. What was the title of the book in which Jack and Annie had made the wish?a) Pirates of the Caribbeanb) A Day with a Piratec) The Treasure Hunt

7. Another title for this chapter could be:a) A Day at the Beachb) The Rainy Dayc) Help! Pirates are Coming!d) Searching for Shells

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Chapter 3

1. What did the book say about pirates?a) Three hundred years ago, pirates raided Spanish treasure ships in the Caribbean Sea.b) Many years ago, pirates stole treasure from passing ships and made the sailors walk the plank.c) Black Beard was one of the most feared pirates. He took treasure from many ships.

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2. The skull-and-crossbones flag was called the ________ .a) Flag of Deathb) Pirate Flagc) Jolly Roger

3. What did Annie see while Jack was drawing the flag in his notebook?a) The waves were getting close to the tree house.b) The parrot was circling the tree house.c) Pirates were getting into a rowboat.

4. What did Jack drop as he started to run?a) glassesb) notebookc) boots

5. Jack forgot to pick up the ___________ as he started back for the tree house.a) notebookb) pirate bookc) backpack

6. When Jack returned to the beach what happened?a) Pirates chased Jack.b) He tripped and fell down.c) He found a treasure chest.

7. Describe the pirates.a) big with knives in their teeth and pistols in their beltsb) long beards, on had a patch on his right eyec) ragged clothes, swords in their belts

8. The main idea of the chapter is:a) Jack explores the beach and is about to get captured by pirates.b) The pirate's flag is called the Jolly Roger.c) Annie can run fast.

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Chapter 4

1. What happened to Jack as he tried to run away?a) The pirate caught him.b) He fell down.c) He got away and ran to the tree house.

2. Describe what the pirate looked like that grabbed Jack.a) big with a golden earring in one ear, long red hairb) huge with strong arms, shaggy black beard, eye patchc) tall and skinny, long black hair, wooden peg leg

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3. What did Annie do when she saw Jack had been captured?a) She hit the biggest pirate.b) She ran up the tree house ladder and got the parrot to hit the pirate.c) She threw rocks at the pirates.

4. How did the pirates feel about finding the books in the tree house?a) sadb) happyc) angry

5. The pirates wanted to find _______ .a) diamondsb) goldc) jewels

6. What did the pirates find that they liked?a) the medallionb) the bookmarkc) a map

7. What did Cap'n Bones do to show he liked finding gold?a) He shot his pistols in the air.b) He crunched down on the coin to show it was real.c) He swung one of the pirates around in the air.

8. Cap'n Bones was with two other pirates named Pinky and _________ .a) Shortyb) Black Beardc) Stinky

9. What does "A gleeful shriek pierce the air." mean?a) The captain laughed a soft, sad laugh.b) Pinky laughed a loud, happy laugh.c) The parrot made a frightening noise.

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Pirates Past Noon10. Why is this chapter named "Vile Booty"?a) The pirates were going on a treasure hunt.b) The pirates were happy over the gold coin.c) The pirates didn't like the books they found.

Chapter 5

1. Why did Jack an Annie not run away from the pirates?a) The pirates had them cornered.b) Cap'n Bones held a pistol on them.c) Cap'n Bones held their arms.

2. What did the pirates think Jack an Annie knew but were not going to tell them?a) where the rest of the treasure wasb) where the treasure map was

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3. Cap'n Bones had a _______ in his belt pouch.a) compassb) treasure mapc) pistol

4. Why did Cap'n Bones not read the treasure map?a) It was in secret code.b) They couldn't read.c) It was smeared from getting wet.

5. What deal did Cap'n Bones make with Jack and Annie?a) If they read the treasure map, he would give them diamonds.b) If they took him to the treasure, he would give them half.c) If they read the map, he would let them go.

6. What did the treasure map say?a) The gold is on the island that is shaped like a whale.b) The gold doth lie beneath the whale's eye.c) The gold doth lie in the heart of the sea.

7. What did Cap'n Bones do when Jack and Annie could not tell him what the map meant?a) He took them to his ship.b) He tied them to the palm tree.c) He took them to the tree house.

8. ________ tried to help the children, but could not because the winds were blowing too hard.a) Polly the parrotb) Pinky and Stinkyc) The pteranodon

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Chapter 6

1. Tell what the following sentence from this chapter means. "Hold 'er steady!"a) Not to shake your hands.b) To stand up straight.c) Keep the boat from rocking.

2. Tell what the following sentence from this chapter means. "We'll be meat for those evil brutes!"a) The men are mean.b) The sharks will eat us.c) We will eat steak for supper.

3. Tell what the following sentence from this chapter means. "Hoist 'em aboard."a) Get them on the ship.

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Pirates Past Noonb) Set sail.c) Raise the flag.

4. What was riding of the rowboat like?a) roughb) easyc) smooth sailing

5. What did Jack learn by reading his pirate book?a) Ann Bonny was a girl pirate.b) Black Beard was an evil pirate who took many captives.c) Captain Kidd was a famous pirate who buried treasure on a deserted island.

6. What did Annie see outside the window of the captain's cabin?a) Polly the parrotb) another shipc) the island

7. How did seeing the island help the children figure out what the treasure map meant?a) She could see the treasure chest on the island.b) The island was shaped like a whale like on the map.c) The island was only one in a row of islands.

8. The main idea of the chapter is:a) The pirates were dancing and fighting on the pirate ship.b) The children were locked in the captain's cabin.c) The rowboat ride make Jack feel seasick.d) After seeing the island from the distance Jack and Annie figured out where the treasure was buried.

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Chapter 7

1. Describe the plan Jack and Annie made up to get back to the tree house.a) When the sailor brought supper Jack would take his knife.b) When they got back to the island Jack would hit Cap'n Bones over the head and he and Annie would run away.c) While Cap'n Bones digs for the treasure Jack and Annie will run to the tree house.

2. How did Jack get Cap'n Bones's attention?a) He hit the roof of the cabin with his shoe.b) He called his name.c) He knocked on the door.

3. What tools did Annie and Jack tell the pirates to bring?a) rope and shovelsb) ax and picksc) buckets and oars

4. What was the weather like as the pirates and children rowed back to the island?a) sunnyb) pouring rain

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Pirates Past Noonc) dark clouds and wind

5. Why did Jack and Annie's plan NOT work?a) The pirates held guns on them.b) The pirates made them dig.c) The pirate tied them up.

6. Another title for this chapter could be:a) The Failed Planb) Shovels and Ropesc) The Escaped) Going Home

Chapter 8

1. How did you feel about Cap'n Bones?a) He is mean.b) He is a nice guy.c) He is like a father.

2. What was the weather like as the pirates tried to dig for the treasure?a) windy, stormyb) hot, sunnyc) warm and quiet

3. What did Cap'n Bones do with the medallion?a) He gave it to Jack.b) He threw it in the hole.c) He put it in his pocket.

4. What did Polly do to help the children?a) She jumped on the head of Stinky and Pinky.b) She bit Cap'n Bones.c) She warned Jack and Annie to go back.

5. What did the pirates do when the bird started to talk?a) They asked her questions.b) They ran away.

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6. What did Cap'n Bones do when the pirates jumped in the rowboat?a) He ran after the pirates.b) He kept on digging.c) He ran to the tree house.

7. Why did Jack not run directly to the tree house?a) The wind was blowing him.b) He went after Cap'n Bones.c) He wanted to get the medallion.

8. Why did Jack hesitate in going back to the tree house?a) He couldn't find his glasses.b) He found the treasure chest.c) He was stuck in the hole.

9. What did the children do when they reached the tree house?a) They wished to go home.b) They read the pirate book.c) They opened the treasure chest.

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Chapter 9

1. What was the weather like when the children reached Frog Creek?a) sunnyb) rainyc) foggy

2. On this trip Jack and Annie did not find anything with a _______ on it.a) pirateb) picture of a parrotc) M

3. The _________ swooshed into the tree house.a) windb) parrotc) eagle

4. What happened to Polly when she raised her bright green wings?a) She turned into a woman.b) She talked to Jack and Annie.c) She passed out.

5. How did Jack and Annie feel when they saw the woman?a) happyb) sadc) amazed

6. Sequence the following events from the story. Which event came first?a) Polly swooshed into the tree house.b) Jack and Annie returned to Frog Creek.

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Pirates Past Noonc) Polly turned into a beautiful old woman.d) Jack put the gold medallion beside the bookmark and letter M.

7. Sequence the following events from the story. Which event happened last?a) Polly swooshed into the tree house.b) Jack and Annie returned to Frog Creek.c) Polly turned into a beautiful old woman.d) Jack put the gold medallion beside the bookmark and letter M.

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Chapter 10

1. Who was the M person?a) King Arthur's sister Morganb) Melinda the Magicianc) Mumbles the Bird Goddess

2. Why did Morgan come to Frog Creek?a) to find two childrenb) to collect booksc) to find her medallion

3. Jack gave Morgan the ________ she had dropped in dinosaur times.a) book markb) necklacec) medallion

4. Morgan put the medallion in ____________ .a) a book with other coinsb) a treasure boxc) a hidden pocket in her cape

5. How many people could travel in the tree house?a) 3b) hundredsc) 8

6. Name a reason Jack and Annie could travel in the tree house.a) Jack and Annie knew the password.

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Pirates Past Noonb) Jack and Annie were descendants of Morgan.c) Annie believes in magic.

7. Annie loved the impossible and Jack love the __________ .a) booksb) knowledgec) magic

8. Jack found the _________ in his pocket.a) medallionb) bookmarkc) feathers

9. What "treasures" did Jack and Annie see on the way home?a) their new friendb) their mom and dadc) the rain on everything sparkled like gold

10. Why did Annie think Morgan would be coming back?a) because she put the medallion in Jack's pocketb) she just had a feelingc) she told them she would