Mortamer was a tree monkey who lived in the jungles of Brazil with his parents, and their pet snail, Johnson. They lived in a grass house built in the very tops of the trees, so high that they could see the whole jungle from their front porch. One day, Mortamer and his parents were outside hunting for food and the sky turned black! The sun was gone, hidden behind giant black clouds! Big winds shook the very trees of the forest, scaring poor little Mortamer who had turned 7 years old yesterday. 

Then, without warning, the sun was back! It was bright and sunny, and jungle birds were singing with all the other jungle animals. Little Mortamer and his parents quickly went back to their tree, only to find something very sad! Their poor little house lay on the ground, smashed to pieces! The wind knocked it down! Little Mortamer was very sad, and started to cry. His parents smiled, and started to pick up the pieces. Other monkeys came by to help, too. Soon everyone was fixing Mortamer's house, and he was a very happy monkey.

Answer this series of questions:

1. what was mortamer?
2. where did he live?
3. who was there with him?
4. did he own any animals?
5. what kind?
6. did it have a name?
7. what was their home made of?
8. how high was their home?
9. what were they doing when everything went dark?
10. where had the sun disappeared to?
11. when was mortamer's birthday?
12. how old was he two days ago?
13. how did he feel about the storm?
14. what did they do after the sun returned?
15. what did they discover?
16. was it intact?
17. how did his mother and father react?
18. what did they begin to do?
19. did they do it alone?
20. what did mortamer feel about this?

Numbered answers:
1. tree monke
2. jungles of Brazil
3. his parents
4. yes
5. snail
6. Johnson
7. grass
8. they could see the whole jungle
9. hunting for food
10. behind giant black clouds
11. yesterday
12. Seven
13. sad
14. went back to their tree
15. house lay on the ground
16. No
17. His parents smiled
18. started to pick up the pieces
19. No
20. very sad