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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.
Question #1
What is chapter eleven mainly about?
Adieu
What is chapter twelve mainly about?
What did Antoinette wear for the occasion of her son being sent to the dungeon?
What are the two mice who come to take Despereaux to the dungeon wearing?
Antoinette asks the hooded mice taking Despereaux away, what will happen to her son.
What do they say?
After Antoinette faints, what changes in the first hooded mouse?
In this context, what does "sorrow" mean?
Question #7
Look towards the end of chapter 14, where the voice speaks to Despereaux. The author writes, "'Once upon a time?' boomed a voice from the darkness."
In this context, what does "boomed" mean?
The Last One
What is this chapter mainly about?
Why was Despereaux given his name?
What does "disappointment" mean in this context?
Look at the section where Despereaux sees the light shining through the castle window.
what does "brilliance" mean in this context
Question #7
Were there any events that weren't clear to you?
Question #5
Look at the section where the author addresses the reader directly and asks if it is ridiculous for a mouse to fall in love with a human.
In this context, what does "ridiculous" mean?
Question #4
Who does the king mention that makes Pea sad?
Question #3
Look at the section where Furlough tells Despereaux that the Mouse Council are "commanding" him to come.
In this context, what does "commanding" mean?