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edMe Reading Companion app for The Tale of Despereaux(TM). It has high-quality formative questions to ensure that your student gets the most out of this great book.

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Question #7

Look at the section where Roscuro realizes how much he likes light. The author writes that he showed an "inordinate interest in illumination."

In this context, what does "inordinate" mean?





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Question #3

What does the prisoner say he did that was even worse than stealing the cows and worse than selling his daughter?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #3

Find where Roscuro picks up the soupspoon and vows revenge.

What is he actually doing, according to the author





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #4

Towards the end of chapter twenty–four, Kate DiCamillo addresses the reader directly. The author asks up to close our eyes and imagine something.

What are we asked to imagine?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Question #5

Look at the section of chapter twenty–six where Mig is standing in the field. Kate DiCamillo writes, that Mig, "saw something glittering and glowing on the horizon."

In this context, what does "horizon" mean?






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Question #6

Look at the section of chapter twenty–eight where the author describes how the men came to collect the people's kettles, spoons, and bowls. Kate DiCamillo writes that they "were sent out to deliver the grim news…."

What is another word "grim" in this context?





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Question #5

Look towards the beginning of chapter thirty, where the author describes Mig. Kate DiCamillo writes, "…she was a bit slow–witted."

In this context, what does "slow–witted" mean?