What is chapter thirty–eight mainly about?

What does Cook dream about?

Look at the section where Kate DiCamillo asks us (the reader) if we know what it means to be "empathetic." DiCamillo explains the word by giving an example: "It means that when you have a large knife pointed at your back, when you are trying to be brave, you are able, still, to think for a moment of the person who is holding that knife."

How does she define "empathetic"?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

What is chapter thirty–nine mainly about?

Where did the king's men search for the princess?

When the head of the serving staff, Louise, tells Cook that Mig is also missing, what is Cook's reaction?

What is different about Despereaux's appearance at this point in the story?

When Despereaux learns that he is too late to stop Roscuro from kidnapping the princess he, "… made a small noise of despair."

In this context, what does "despair" mean?

What do you think Despereaux's "small noise of despair" sounded like?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?