Chapter Book - Week 9 - Discussion Questions

Chapter 16

1. What would Lief have thought as he waited for something to happen to Barda?
2. How did the Lilies of Life help Barda?
3. How did Jasmine get the trees to help?
4. What was the ‘great prize’ that Jasmine referred to?
5. Why did Jasmine believe the Lilies will bloom again?
6. Jasmine states that only a fool would want to live forever. Give your opinion on this idea.
7. What power does the topaz have?
8. What message did Jasmine’s mother give her?
9. Do you think including Jasmine in the quest is a good idea? Why or why not?
10. Why did Barda want to stay a few days in the Forest?
11. How would finding the first gem change Lief’s opinion of himself?

Chapter Book - Week 8 - Discussion Questions

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Chapter 14 and Chapter 15

1. How was Jasmine able to lead Lief and Barda safely through the trees at night?
2. What does Jasmine learn about the trees with the vines which upsets her?
3. Why did Barda and Lief have to climb down to the ground?
4. Who was the guardian of the topaz and where was it kept?
5. How did Lief know that the knight had been there for a long time?
6. Why weren’t Lief and Barda able to resist Gorl?
7. What did Barda mean when he told Gorl he was not a true knight?
8. How did Gorl take care of the vines?
9. What would Barda have thought when his attack had no effect on Gorl?
10. How was Gorl killed?
11. How could Lief and Jasmine save Barda from dying?

Chapter Book - Week 7 - Discussion Questions

Chapter 12 and 13

1. What did Lief say that made the girl come back?
2. Why did the girl think that Lief and Barda were Grey Guards?
3. What family does Jasmine have?
4. What difficulty did Lief and Barda have climbing the tree?
5. What would Lief have thought when the Wennbar started leaping at the tree?
6. How was the fabric of Lief’s cloak special?
7. Do you think Barda was right in not telling Jasmine what they were searching for? Why or why not?
8. Describe how Lief and Barda travelled to Jasmine’s nest.
9. How was Jasmine able to survive growing up in the Forests alone?
10. Where did the potion come from?
11. Why isn’t Jasmine able to make more of the potion?

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Chapter Book - Week 6 - Discussion Questions

Chapter 9 and Chapter 10

1. What information did Barda tell Lief about his own past?
2. How did Jarred and Anna know they could trust Barda?
3. What training did Barda want Lief to have as he grew up? Why?
4. Why was Lief embarrassed when he learnt that Barda had been his bodyguard?
5. How was Barda able to find out about the Shadow Lord’s plans?
6. Why did Lief think Barda’s question about going to the Forests of Silence was a test?
7. Why was Lief so scared of the Forests of Silence?
8. Why was Lief determined not to be the one to call for a rest?
9. Why did Barda want to take the path to Wenn Del?
10. What was the first sign Lief had that something was wrong?
11. What does Lief discover when he wakes up?

Chapter Book - Week 5 - Discussion Questions

Chapter 8 and Chapter 9

1. Why did Lief have to hurry and be quiet on his way home?
2. What unique weapon did the Grey Guards carry?
3. What made Lief angry?
4. Why didn’t Lief’s parents tell him about the time before he was born?
5. Why did Lief think his parents would forgive him for being late?
6. How did Lief’s father know the heir was still alive?
7. What quest did Lief’s parents want him to agree to?
8. What did Lief’s father think had happened to the gems?
9. Which place did Lief think sounded the worst?
10. Why didn’t Lief’s father tell him where the heir was hiding?
11. Why was Lief surprised to hear that his companion on the quest would be Barda?

Chapter Book - Week 4 - Discussion Questions

Chapter 6 and Chapter 7

1. Who constructed the tunnel? Why?
2. Why did Endon summon Jarred?
3. Who is Sharn?
4. What do Sharn and Anna have in common?
5. What do you think has happened to the Belt of Deltora? Why?
6. Why did Prandine laugh a low, mocking laugh when he stood in the doorway?
7. What did Prandine tell Endon had happened to the gems?
8. Describe how Sharn gets rid of Prandine.
9. Do you think Endon should have left his people? Why or why not?
10. Why is it important to wait for years before looking for the gems?
11. Where do you think Endon and Sharn will go?

Chapter Book - Week 3 - Discussion Questions

Chapter 4 and Chapter 5

1. Where did Jarred end up?
2. How did Crian make sure the palace guards would not look for Jarred?
3. What proposition did Crian put to Jarred? Why?
4. How did Crian feel about the King and Queen?
5. Should Jarred have told Crian and Anna what he knew about the Belt of Deltora? Why or why not?
6. What did Anna see that made her scream?
7. Why did Jarred throw the paper message away?
8. If you were Jarred would you want to help Endon? Why or why not?
9. Why was it difficult for Jarred to see who had spoken to him?
10. Should Jarred trust Endon? Why or why not?
11. Why do you think Endon has asked Jarred to come to see him?