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The Lake of Tears is the second book in the eight-volume Deltora Quest series written by Emily Rodda. It continues the trio's journey to find the seven missing gems of Deltora, braving dangers and guardians in each book. The book was first published in 2001 by Scholastic.

The Lake of Tears

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The Lake of Tears The giant asked this riddle to Lief after Jasmine and Barda had already completed theirs. The giant listed off a number of creatures living in the sorceress Thaegan's cave, and Lief was tasked with adding them up.

By Emily Rodda

Grades 3-7; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 4.0

Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on their next mission trying to find another gem to fit inside the belt of Deltora. They find a Ralad man and save him from the Grey Guards and he in turn is willing to sacrifice himself to the monster of the Lake of Tears.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

Where do the companions need to go to find the next gem? Lake of Tears p. 149
How does Jasmine feel about the way they are going to the Lake of Tears? Doesn’t like it p. 148
Why? She doesn’t want the witch, Thaegan to know of their coming until the end of their journey p. 149
Who was at the bridge, barring the way across? A dark skinned man holding a sword p. 151

Comprehension Questions - Deltora Quest #2 The Lake Of Tears ...

Chapter 2

How were the companions supposed to get across the bridge? Answer a riddle p. 153
What if they didn’t answer the riddle correctly? He would kill them p. 153
Who answered their riddles correctly? Jasmine and Barda p. 155
What had Lief missed on his question? He didn’t mention the living raven that Thaegan would eat p. 157

Chapter 3

How did Lief free himself from the guardian of the bridge? He tricked him with a statement that in the end could not be true nor false p. 160
Who else did Lief free? The guardian of the bridge p. 160
What was the guardian of the bridge? A huge bird p. 160
Why was Jasmine so worried about Kree? Thaegan eats birds p. 165

Chapter 4

Where did the companions hide when the Grey Guards came upon them? In a tree p. 167
Who did the Grey Guards hold captive? A Ralad p. 168
What did Jasmine feed the Ralad man? Stem of dried berries p. 171
How did the companions sneak away with the Ralad man? Wrapped him in a cloak p. 172

Chapter 5

What do the Grey Guards use as ammunition in their slings? Poisonous bubbles, blisters p. 174
Where were the companions able to hide from the Grey Guards? In sweetplum bushes p. 177
What kind of condition was the Ralad man in after being carried in the cloak? Unconscious p. 179
What did the companions find when they rang the bell and ran for the little house? Quicksand p. 183

Chapter 6

Who came and saved the companions from the quicksand? Old woman & old man p. 187
What did the sign say when the companions put the words together? Warning! Ring of Quicksand do not Enter p. 188
How was Jasmine feeling about leaving the Ralad man and going into the house? Leary p. 191

Chapter 7

Where did Nij and Doj want the companions to rest? In a sitting room p. 192
What opened Lief’s eyes to the evilness of Jin and Jod? the topaz p. 195
Who are Jin and Jod? Thaegan’s children p. 198
Who drank half his drink from Jin and Jod? Barda p. 198

Chapter 8

What were Jin and Jod planning on doing with the companions? Eating them p. 201
What type of room were the companions really in? a prison cell p. 202
What was in the storeroom they found? Possessions of the travelers that had been caught and killed by Jin and Jod p. 203
What took Jin and Jod away from the house? Another victim who’d fallen into the quicksand p. 205

Chapter 9

Who did the companions think died in the quicksand? The Ralad man p. 210
How did the Ralad man know how to get across the path of rocks and quicksand? He had been held prisoner here p. 211
What was the correct path to get across the quicksand? Step in the spaces without the leaves p. 214
What did Lief land on when he stepped in between the leaves? Rocks under the surface p. 215

Chapter 10

What did Lief and Barda use to pull Jasmine out of the quicksand? Lief’s cloak p. 218
Who attacked Jin and Jod as they tried to pull her out? Kree p. 218
Why did Jin and Jod fall into the quicksand as they charged across the moat? Jasmine had rearranged the leaves p. 221
What’s the name of the Ralad man? Manus p. 223

Chapter 11

How long did Manus live as a prisoner of Jin and Jod? 5 years p. 227
When Lief was fearful about Thaegan finding them, what did he do to help him feel better? Touch the topaz p. 228
What does the “V” symbol mean that Manus showed them? A Ralad sign for bird and freedom. It was a mark of those who’d sworn to resist the Shadow Lord. P. 230
What did the companions find when they got to Manus’ village? It was vacant p. 234

Chapter 12

What did Manus find by the fountain in his village? A flute p. 236
What happened when he played it? Hid people came out of hiding p. 237
Why had the Ralads hollow the cavern? To escape the Shadow Lord and the Grey Guards p. 239
How do the Ralad people react when the companions tell them they’re going to the Lake of Tears? Try to stop them, horrified p. 241

Chapter 13

Why is Thaegan impossible to kill? She’s armored by magic p. 244
Why did Manus go with the companions to the Lake of Tears? He owed them his life for saving him p. 246
What does the Lake of Tears look like? Murky lake with mud, worm holes, slimy, nothing growing p. 247
Who is Soldeen? The lake’s monster p. 251

Chapter 14

What did Soldeen spit back at Lief when he threw the bags into his mouth? Sword p. 253
What did Lief ask Manus to do to help lift the hopelessness they were feeling? Play his flute p. 255
Who appeared when Manus played the flute? Soldeen p. 256
Soldeen said he’d give the gem to Lief, but what did he want as payment? Manus p. 258

Chapter 15

What touched Soldeen and made him remember feelings from long ago? The topaz p. 261
When Soldeen remembered those feelings, what did he agree to do with Manus? Let him go free p. 262
What color was the gem when Soldeen took Lief to the gem? Pink p. 263
Why was the ruby pink instead of red? The paleness of the gem meant evil was near p. 264

Chapter 16

What was the evil that made the ruby turn pink? Thaegan p. 268
What did Kree do to hurt the witch? Stabbed her finger with his beak p. 269
Why wasn’t there magic covering the witch’s finger? So she could cast her magic p. 270
Who did Soldeen turn back into? Nanion, a chief of D’Or p. 272
Where did the companions return after retrieving the second gem? Raladin p. 274

Deltora Quest The Lake Of Tears