Characters
Who are the two main characters in the story?
Jack and Annie
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Jack and Annie start off every adventure in the magical ________.
Treehouse
What piece of clothing is used as a bed in chapter 1?
Annie uses a sock as a bed for Peanut.
The title of chapter 4 is Million of Them! What did Jack and Annie see "millions" of in the rainforest in this chapter?
Army ants.
What fact does Jack learn about Vampire bats in chapter 8?
That at night they quietly bite their victims and suck their blood.
They are brother and sister.
Where does most of the setting take place in Afternoon on the Amazon?
The Amazon rainforest.
What words were on the cover of the open book that was in the corner of the treehouse?
The Rain Forest.
What did Jack and Annie find that helped them to get away in chapter 4?
They found a hollowed out log that looked like a canoe. Jack and Annie jumped in to escape into the river.
How do Jack and Annie know they are lost in chapter 8?
Jack and Annie have a small friend who is very helpful to them in this book. What is this small friend's name?
Peanut
In what state do the two main characters live?
Pennsylvania.
Jack was excited to see the rainforest and he wanted to go and help Morgan.
What two animals do Jack and Annie run into in chapter 5?
A snake and a crocodile.
Chapter 9 is titled "The Thing". What "thing" is this chapter title referring to?
The special thing Jack and Annie need to find in order to save Morgan le Fay and return home.
They find out that the special thing is the red fruit.
What is Morgan le Fay?
A magical librarian.
The rainforest is broken into 3 layers. Name all three layers in order.
Canopy - top layer
Understory - middle layer
Forest floor - bottom layer
What was strange about where the treehouse landed? After Jack did research, where did they find out they actually were?
Jack and Annie thought they had landed in some bushes which was weird because they usually landed in a tree.
After researching, they found out they had landed in the canopy of the rainforest.
In chapter 6 a monkey hurls red fruit at Jack and Annie. What does it mean to hurl something?
To throw an object with great force.
What creature helps Jack and Annie figure out what the "special thing" is?
The monkey appears again once they are back in the treehouse with the red fruit.
In the beginning of After on the Amazon, Jack and Annie learn that Morgan le Fay is in some type of trouble. What is the trouble that Morgan is in? What must Jack and Annie do to help?
Morgan is under a spell. They must find four special things to free her.
In what hemisphere is the Amazon rainforest located?
Ex: Norther hemisphere, Southern hemisphere, Eastern hemisphere, Western hemisphere
The western hemisphere.
Describe Jack and Annie's surroundings after they climbed down from the treehouse.
They were in a damp and quiet place. It was very spooky.
How did Jack and Annie get away from the mother jaguar at the end of chapter 7?
The monkey grabbed the mother jaguar's tail which made the cat roar and spin around. The monkey pulled the cat's tail again and then ran away. This caused the jaguar to chase after the monkey and allowed Jack and Annie to escape.
What lesson do Jack and Annie learn after they return home from the rainforest?
They learn that everything in nature is just doing what it does and not trying to bother people. If we just leave nature alone, it won't bother us.