Comprehension Questions – Deltora Quest #6 The Maze of the Beast

The Maze of the Beast

by Emily Rodda

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 4.0

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Where are the companions traveling to next? The Maze of the Beast
  2. Why were they hesitant to help when they heard screaming? They knew it could be a trap
  3. Why did the boy shoot Ida with an arrow? She was an Ol

Chapter 2

  1. 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
  2. What did Dain give Barda to help him feel better? A scoop of honey
  3. Whose side is Dain on? The Resistance

Chapter 3

  1. 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
  2. What injuries did Dain receive from Lief attacking him? Sprained arm and broken ribs
  3. 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

  1. What was the password to get into the resistance’s hideout? Weapons
  2. What perception does Jinks have of Bard? That he is a coward for running away from the palace when the Shadow Lord struck
  3. Why was Bard worried that Jinks would gossip about him? He wanted to keep his history a secret

Chapter 5

  1. Who arrived at the hold in this chapter? Doom
  2. 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
  3. Who freed the companions and why? Dain, because he felt Doom was wrong in keeping them

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Dain want the travelers to take him to Tora? That is where he is from 
  2. Who is Dain? Someone Doom found and is protecting
  3. Why did Jasmine separate from the other travelers? To keep the enemy off their trail

Chapter 7

  1. 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 
  2. What did Jasmine leave on the ground? A message 
  3. 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

  1. Who is Steven? A peddler that sells to the Resistance 
  2. What did he sell to Barda, Lief and Dain? A belt, toffee, and a small cooking pot
  3. Where was Steven’s brother? Within Steven

Chapter 9

  1. Why did Barda purchase the belt? To give to Lief to put over the Belt of Deltora
  2. Why were the companions so anxious when they saw the river boat?  They wanted to get out of the mud
  3. Why were they skeptical about the Polypan?  Polypans are thieves

Chapter 10

  1. Why couldn’t Dain go to Tora? The captain wouldn’t take him
  2. What will the captain do to Ols? Throw them overboard
  3. Who was the lady with the parasol? Jasmine

Chapter 11

  1. Who attacked the boat? Pirates
  2. Describe what happened to Barda while fighting the pirate. He fell overboard
  3. What did the pirates take from Lief? The Deltora Belt

Chapter 12

  1. Who saved Jasmine and Lief from the Ol? The captain of the boat
  2. Why was Lief upset? The pirates stole the belt
  3. What did Barda find on the pirate that washed ashore? A map to the maze of the beast

Chapter 13

  1. How was Barda acting strangely? He was calm, patient, quiet, walked with his head down
  2. Why was Lief upset when they found the box made of pearl shell? The pirates had taken the gem
  3. Who told Finn to get the gem? Doom

Chapter 14

  1. What was pretending to be Barda? An Ol
  2. Who captured the companions? The pirates who attacked them before
  3. Why are Finn and Nak afraid of Doom? They knew he would hunt them down for betraying the Resistance

Chapter 15

  1. How did Lief get the Belt of Deltora back? Chett had taken it from the pirates for a treat
  2. 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
  3. How did Lief know how to escape the beast? He felt the topaz and it cleared his mind

Chapter 16

  1. 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
  2. What did Jasmine have that would keep the companions together? A ball of yellow wool
  3. Where did Lief find the gem? In the stone pillar

Chapter 17

  1. Why did the Glus cover up the hole the companions went through? He wanted to keep his cave secure
  2. What saved the companions from the pirates? The blowhole
  3. What had happened to Dain? He was taken by the pirates