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Mummies in the Morning Chapters 1-5

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  • According to the book, where is the burial chamber? Why do you think that location was chosen for the burial chamber?
    The burial chamber is in the middle of the pyramid.
  • Where is the Book of the Dead?
    Hutepi’s brother hid it so tomb robbers couldn’t steal it.
  • Why did Jack think someone was watching him?
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  • What did Annie think the procession was?
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  • What does Annie think is in the box?
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  • Why could Jack not give the scepter to the Egyptian lady?
    It went right through her because she was made of air.
  • What appeared in the window when Jack wished to go to Egypt?
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  • Why is the title of chapter1 “Meow”?
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  • Why can’t Hutepi find the book?
    Her brother wrote her a message to find the book, but she can’t read things that are close to her.
  • Who does Jack think the person in white was?
    He thinks it was a tomb robber.
  • Why can’t Hutepi wear Jack’s glasses? How do they solve this problem?
    She is made of air. Jack and Annie describe the pictures to Hutepi.
  • What is unusual about the castle book?
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  • Why does Jack have glasses and Hutepi does not?
    Glasses weren’t invented during the time of the Egyptians.
  • In chapter 4, what did the ´mummy´ drop? Why did the mummy have the stick?
    It dropped a gold stick with a dog’s head carved on one end.
  • How did people try to stop the tomb robbers? What kinds of things would a tomb robber steal?
    They built false passages in the pyramids that did not lead to the pyramids.
  • In chapter 3, what happens when the floor stopped slanting?
    It became flat and the air was stale.
  • In chapter 3, what came out of the shadows? What did Annie think it was?
    A white figure—Annie thinks it is a mummy!
  • How will Hutepi get to the Underworld?
    She must pass through horrors.
  • Where does the cat go after leaving Jack and Annie?
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  • When the tree house stopped spinning, what did Jack and Annie see out the window?
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  • What was the procession for?
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  • Who is the beautiful lady in chapter 5? What does she need and why? Why can´t she find it?
    She is Hutepi, Queen of the Nile. She needs her Book of the Dead so she can go on to the Next Life.
  • Why does Jack think the M person might be close by?
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  • What did Jack like about Egypt?
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  • What's a mirage?
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