Chapter 4 - Magic Tree House Carnival at Candlelight

 Who guards the Giants' Stairs? (Page 37-38)

• The Sleepy and the Grouchy Guards.

• The marble statues, Mars and Neptune.

• The golden  flying winged lions.

• The big scary sewer rats.

 The text says that when Annie and Jack got to the top of the Golden Staircase they "froze". What does "FROZE" mean in the text? (page 38)

• They were cold and their bodies turned to ice.

• The castle was so cold they couldn't move.

• They were so frightened they couldn't move.

• They were pretending to be statues so they stood still.

 Why are the winged lions everywhere? (Page 39)

• They can fly on both land and sea.

• They are used as palace guards.

• They are strong and fierce.

• They are the symbol of Venice.

Which sentence is the BEST proof that the Map Room is Jack's favorite room.

• It has lots of pictures with winged lions.

• It has two large globes in the middle of the floor.

• The room was bright and colorful.

• Jack said that he loves the room with a big sigh.

What did the prison guards call Jack and Annie? (Page 40)

• They called them thieves.

• They called them thugs.

• They called them prisoners.

• They called them pathetic.

 In the story it says, “Now they were locked in a dingy prison cell.”  What is the meaning of DINGY? Use context clues. (Page 42)

• wet

• bright

• dark

• loud

According the "research book" another word for prison cells is pozzi. What is the meaning of pozzi in the text? (Page 42)

• rats or bats

• guards

• dark and stink

• wells or pits

Where were Jack and Annie when they decided to use magic? (Pages 42-43)

• They were in the prison cell.

• They were in the Map Room.

• They were over the Bridge of Sighs.

• They were on the staircase.

How did the rhyme help Jack and Annie escape? (Page 44)

• Jack made the rats disappear.

• Jack turned them into ducks.

• Jack pulled the bars apart.

• Jack made a hole in the wall.

 In the story it says, “They flew down the hall and down the Giants’ Stairs”  What is the figurative meaning of the word FLEW? (Page 48)

• To move in the air with wings

• To run really fast

• To hide so no can see you

• To jump up and down