Snow Treasure

Breathtaking winter scenery over Bostad village and Torvdalshalsen lake seen from Torvdalshalsen. Fantactic mountain ridge. . Location: Bostad, Vestvagoy, Lofotens, Norway

FREE Reading Comprehension Questions

Major themes in Snow Treasure: teamwork, bravery, loyalty, friendship

Author:
Marie McSwigan

Published in 1942

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Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 1-3, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. How did Helga and Lovisa catch up to Peter and Michael on their sleds?
  2. What was odd about Uncle Victor’s greeting?
  3. Over what did Mr. Lundstrom and Uncle Victor disagree?
  4. What did Uncle Victor want Peter and the other children to do?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 4-6, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. Why did Mr. Lundstrom take Peter on a trip at night?
  2. Why didn’t the adults in Peter’s town put the gold on a ship and send it away?
  3. How did the men of Riswyk hide the gold?
  4. What happened late on April 8 and early on April 9?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 7-9, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. Which of the children were made captains? What were the captains supposed to do?
  2. How were the children supposed to take the gold to the Snake?
  3. What pact did the captains make before taking their first sled run?
  4. What were the brown bricks? How valuable were they?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 10-12, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. How did the children end up meeting a lot of soldiers?
  2. What made the children laugh?
  3. Where did the children sleep?
  4. How did the author make some Germans seem more human?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 13-15, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. Why couldn’t the Germans make friends with the children?
  2. Why were the people of Riswyk worried about the weather? What did the weather do?
  3. Why were there so many ski tracks on the way to the cave?
  4. What happened when Peter would not say a word to a Commandant?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 16-18, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. How did Dr. Akers keep the school closed?
  2. How did the doctor keep the German doctor from seeing those who were ill?
  3. What was beginning to scare Helga?
  4. What did Peter decide to do? What did he see that agreed with what Helga said?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 19-21, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. Why was Peter allowed to sleep late?
  2. What happened when Mrs. Lundstrom went past the soldiers?
  3. How did Peter and his mother find the Cleng Peerson?
  4. Who did Uncle Victor say was watching the children? What was Uncle Victor waiting to do?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 22-25, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. What did Fru Holm tell about the soldier at her home?
  2. Who figured out what the children were doing? What happened to him?
  3. What happened when Jan was missed by the Germans?
  4. What was the captured man’s story?

Snow Treasure, CHAPTERS 26-30, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

  1. Why was the Commandant so upset with the children?
  2. How did Peter keep the Commandant from finding the gold under his sister’s snowman?
  3. How did Jan rescue Peter?
  4. Why did Peter now have to go to America?

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