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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?

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Question #4

Look at the section where Despereaux is enchanted by the lights from the stained–glass windows and Furlough tells him he must "scurry."

In this context, what does "scurry" mean?





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To the Rats

What is chapter eight mainly about?

How many mice sit on the council?

When the mouse council casts their votes on whether Despereaux should be sent to the dungeons, what does Lester do?

Look at the section where the head mouse says that Despereaux's actions are dangerous. He says, "Humans cannot be trusted."

We know this to be an indisputable fact."

In this context, what does "indisputable" mean?

Look towards the end of chapter eight where the author addresses the reader directly to ask if we know what "perfidy" means.

In this context, what does "perfidy" mean?

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

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