About
The evil Shadow Lord has become aware that Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are searching for the seven lost gems of the magic Belt of Deltora. The group will need all their strength and courage to find the sixth stone in the Maze of the Beast.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
Where are the companions traveling to next?
The Maze of the Beast
Why were they hesitant to help when they heard screaming?
They knew it could be a trap
Why did the boy shoot Ida with an arrow?
She was an Ol
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why did Barda need warmth after being attacked by the Ol?
Ol attacks chill to the bone and he was wet and cold from the river
What did Dain give Barda to help him feel better?
A scoop of honey
Whose side is Dain on?
The Resistance
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Describe the three different grades of Ols.
The first grade can shapeshift and do not eat and drink; Grade two can pretend to eat and drink, create body heat and hold a form for more than three full days; Grade three can hold their shape and become whatever they want, it’s very difficult to identify them; the mark of the Shadow Lord is on all of them
What injuries did Dain receive from Lief attacking him?
Sprained arm and broken ribs
How did the companions know they had reached the stronghold?
Dain had told them the signs to look for and Lief found a paper with a clue
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What was the password to get into the resistance’s hideout?
Weapons
What perception does Jinks have of Bard?
That he is a coward for running away from the palace when the Shadow Lord struck
Why was Bard worried that Jinks would gossip about him?
He wanted to keep his history a secret
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Who arrived at the hold in this chapter?
Doom
Why did Lief think Doom wanted to keep the travelers for three days?
To keep them close to him so they would tell him what they were up to
Who freed the companions and why?
Dain, because he felt Doom was wrong in keeping them
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did Dain want the travelers to take him to Tora?
That is where he is from
Who is Dain?
Someone Doom found and is protecting
Why did Jasmine separate from the other travelers?
To keep the enemy off their trail
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t the Ols attack Lief, Barda and Dain?
They weren’t looking for them, only a man, a boy, a wild girl and her black bird
What did Jasmine leave on the ground?
A message
What did the message say?
That she had been in that city the day before/ that she was ahead one day of the rest of the group
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Who is Steven?
A peddler that sells to the Resistance
What did he sell to Barda, Lief and Dain?
A belt, toffee, and a small cooking pot
Where was Steven’s brother?
Within Steven
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why did Barda purchase the belt?
To give to Lief to put over the Belt of Deltora
Why were the companions so anxious when they saw the river boat?
They wanted to get out of the mud
Why were they skeptical about the Polypan?
Polypans are thieves
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why couldn’t Dain go to Tora?
The captain wouldn’t take him
What will the captain do to Ols?
Throw them overboard
Who was the lady with the parasol?
Jasmine
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
Who attacked the boat?
Pirates
Describe what happened to Barda while fighting the pirate.
He fell overboard
What did the pirates take from Lief?
The Deltora Belt
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Who saved Jasmine and Lief from the Ol?
The captain of the boat
Why was Lief upset?
The pirates stole the belt
What did Barda find on the pirate that washed ashore?
A map to the maze of the beast
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
How was Barda acting strangely?
He was calm, patient, quiet, walked with his head down
Why was Lief upset when they found the box made of pearl shell?
The pirates had taken the gem
Who told Finn to get the gem?
Doom
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
What was pretending to be Barda?
An Ol
Who captured the companions?
The pirates who attacked them before
Why are Finn and Nak afraid of Doom?
They knew he would hunt them down for betraying the Resistance
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
How did Lief get the Belt of Deltora back?
Chett had taken it from the pirates for a treat
Describe the beast in the maze?
Its name is Glus; gigantic, slug-like, sickly pale, spine tipped tail, tiny eyes on stalks on the end of its head
How did Lief know how to escape the beast?
He felt the topaz and it cleared his mind
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
Why did the companions fear sleep while in the maze?
An ooze was dripping down the walls and if they lingered too long, it would bind them
What did Jasmine have that would keep the companions together?
A ball of yellow wool
Where did Lief find the gem?
In the stone pillar
Chapter 17
Comprehension questions
Why did the Glus cover up the hole the companions went through?
He wanted to keep his cave secure
What saved the companions from the pirates?
The blowhole
What had happened to Dain?
He was taken by the pirates
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