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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Fourth: Chapters 44-52.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What one thing must all mice do?
(a) Conform.
(b) Learn to read.
(c) Have a family.
(d) Avoid cats.

2. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?
(a) How many rats are there?
(b) Is there really a 'happily ever after'?
(c) Do rats eat mice?
(d) How big are the rats?

3. How long has Gregory been in the dungeon?
(a) Six months or so.
(b) Two years.
(c) For decades, for centuries, for eons, for eternities.
(d) Five or six years, he isn't exactly sure.

4. What does Despereaux do in the library?
(a) He looks out the window.
(b) He eats the bindings.
(c) He researches his heritage.
(d) He reads the books.

5. What does Roscuro want Pea to dress in?
(a) Her royal robe.
(b) The gown she wore at the banquet.
(c) Mig's peasant dress.
(d) Her traveling clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Despereaux see on the way to where the Princess is held.

2. What nationality is Despereaux's mother?

3. What other crime did he commit that he wasn't caught for?

4. What does 'Uncle' wear to mock her?

5. What does the beating of the drum tell the Mouse Council members?

(see the answer key)

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