The Tale of Despereaux: Chapter 18&19

What did Roscuro plan to do when he went to see the new prisoner?

• He planned to rescue him

• He planned on stealing his dinner

• He planned to steal his red cloth

• He planned on reading to him

Why is the prisoner in jail?

• He killed a farmer

• He stole six cows

• He stole some bread

• He sold his daughter

How do you think the prisoner felt about trading his daughter?

• He felt sorry

• He did not care

• He was happy

• He thought he could have gotten more for her

Why did the prisoner keep the red cloth?

• It had a beautiful pattern

• It reminded him of his daughter

• It was his only table cloth

• It belonged to his wife

Roscuro steals ____________ from the prisoner and runs _________.

• the red cloth, into another jail cell.

• the red cloth, upstairs

• the food, away

• the food, upstairs

What did Roscuro think when he was upstairs?

• He will never go back to the dungeon

• He hated the bright light

• He was confused and lost

• He regretted his decision to com upstairs

Roscuro joins a __________ in the banquet hall.

• party

• concert

• dinner

• prisoner

Roscuro said "Suffering is not the answer. ____________ is the answer."

• Darkness

• Music

• Light

• Food