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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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You made it to the end! Here is your feedback for “Light”

Think about what strategies worked (and didn’t work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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This Drum

What is chapter six mainly about?

When Lester learns that Despereaux showed himself to the humans, what does he say Despereaux deserves?

What does the beating of the drum mean?

Look at the section where Antoinette tells Lester he is "dramatic."

In this context, what does "dramatic" mean?

Look at the section where Lester says Despereaux must be brought up before the "tribunal."

In this context, what does "tribunal" mean?

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

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You made it to the end! Here is your feedback for “To the Rats”

Think about what strategies worked (and didn’t work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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Question #6

Towards the end of chapter twelve, the author describes the French word "adieu" and the English translation, "farewell" as being full of "sorrow."

In this context, what does "sorrow" mean?





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Light

What is chapter 15 mainly about?

When Despereaux asks Gregory to put him down, what does Gregory say?

What does Gregory show Despereaux in the dungeon?

What are the reasons Gregory says the pile of spoons, bowls, and kettles is there?

At the end of chapter 15, the author addresses the reader directly.

What does she tell us?

In the same quote (below), who is the reader? "This look, reader, broke Roscuro's heart."

Look at the section where Gregory tells Despereaux why he will save him, when he has never saved another mouse in the dungeon. The author writes, "Because you, mouse, can tell Gregory a story. Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark."

In this context, what does "precious" mean?

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