1(a) What tempts Jack to trade his cow for the magic beans? The fact that the magic beans would grow right up to the sky by morning if he planted them overnight tempts Jack to trade his cow for the magic beans.

(b) How many times does Jack go up the beanstalk? Jack went up the beanstalk three times.

(c) What does Jack do each time he goes up the beanstalk? He would plead the ogre's wife for food and when the ogre comes, he would hide in the oven. When the ogre is asleep, he would then come out of the oven and steal what the ogre was fiddling with before he falls asleep.

(d) How does Jack kill the ogre?
Jack climbed down the beanstalk as fast as he could and shouted for his mother to bring him an axe when he was near the end of the beanstalk. Then, Jack jumped off the beanstalk and began to chop the beanstalk and when the beanstalk was cut into two, the ogre fell down.

(e) What happens at the end of the story? Jack and his mother became rich by selling the golden harp and the golden eggs; he married a princess and lived a blissful life.

2(a) What was Jack’s attitude like when he went to the ogre’s house the second time?From "and Jack made up his mind to try his luck once more at the top of the beanstalk", it tells us that Jack was just trying his luck.

(b) What is your impression of the ogre?My impression of the ogre is that he is cruel and money-minded. "My man is an ogre and there's nothing he likes better than boys broiled on toast." shows that he is cruel as he does not care for the life of another being. "and after that he goes to a big chest and takes out a couple of bags of gold, and down he sits and counts till at last his head began to nod and he began to snore till the whole house shook again." and " "Wife, bring me the hen that lays golden eggs." So she brought it, and the ogre said, "Lay," and it laid an egg all of gold. " shows that the ogre is money-minded as he would do something related to money/gold after his breakfast.

(c) What is your impression of Jack?My impression of Jack is that he is a greedy boy. "and Jack made up his mind to try his luck once more at the top of the beanstalk" and "Well, Jack was not content, and it wasn't long before he determined to have another try at his luck up there at the top of the beanstalk." shows that Jack was not satisfied with what he had already stolen and due to his greed, he went up the beanstalk two more times after the first, and each time, stealing something valuable.

3(a) Did Jack trespass illegally into the Ogre’s house?Yes, Jack did trespass illegally for the third time up the beanstalk. For the first and second time, the ogre's wife had granted him permission to be in the Ogre's house. However for the third time, Jack did not approach the Ogre's wife, instead, he waited for the Ogre's wife to appear and he crept into the house.

(b) Did the giant (ogre) deserve to die?Yes, he did, because he had taken many lives of young boys to satisfy his hunger when the boys did nothing to offend him, thus, I feel that the ogre deserves to die.

(c) Was Jack right in taking the eggs, the harp and the hen?
It was not right of Jack to take the eggs, harp, and the hen, because they did not belong to him and no permission was granted by the ogre to allow him to take them.

(d) Should we blame people who take from others if they are trying to help their family?
Yes, we should, because even though they are trying to help their family, though should not take from others as it is still considered as an offence. If they want to help their family, they should not do this to worsen matters as if they get caught, the consequences will be more serious. They should help their family by approaching teachers for help if they are students, and look for jobs if they are adults.