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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Other than ridiculous, how is love described in this tale?
(a) Heartfelt and devoted.
(b) Joyful and illuminating.
(c) Wonderful and powerful.
(d) Purposeful and determined.

2. What does Despereaux begin by reciting?
(a) While the cat is away.......
(b) If I were a rich mouse.................
(c) Once upon a time....
(d) There once was a mouse named Despereaux....

3. What incredible thing happens when the Princess smiles at Despereaux?
(a) He discovers his destiny.
(b) He hears music.
(c) He forgets he is a mouse.
(d) He falls in love.

4. How does Gregory see in the darkness?
(a) With a candle.
(b) With a glowstick
(c) With a flashlight.
(d) His eyes have adapted.

5. What part of Despereaux is complimented by the first human he meets?
(a) His hands.
(b) His feet.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His ears.

6. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?
(a) The rats will eat him.
(b) He will starve to death.
(c) He will be a slave.
(d) He will become an albino.

7. What does the light do to Roscuro?
(a) Blinds him.
(b) Fills him with wonder.
(c) Makes him turn away.
(d) Fills him with sadness.

8. What does Roscuro tell Botticelli he wants to do?
(a) Move to another dungeon.
(b) Go upstairs into the light.
(c) Leave the dungeon for ever.
(d) Let someone else torture the prisoner.

9. What do stories do for Gregory?
(a) Make light.
(b) Distract him.
(c) Teach him to read.
(d) Help him see.

10. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

11. Where does Gregory put Despereaux?
(a) On a shelf.
(b) On his bed.
(c) On top of a bowl.
(d) Up against his ear.

12. Who arrived at the castle on the same evening?
(a) Gimmery Gow.
(b) Simmery Yow.
(c) Miggery Sow.
(d) Siggery Mow.

13. What does Despereaux decide he must do?
(a) Cry.
(b) Hide.
(c) Sing.
(d) Be brave.

14. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?
(a) To mark him as a condemned mouse.
(b) So he can use it to find his way in the dark.
(c) To remember his family by.
(d) To be used as a portable sewing kit.

15. What is the first thing Despereax notices about the dungeon?
(a) The water.
(b) The odd sounds.
(c) The thick walls.
(d) The bad smell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Despereaux's brother and sister take him to the library for?

2. Who does Lester call?

3. What does Roscuro find on the floor?

4. Which rat was born in the dungeon several years before Despereaux was born?

5. What does Gregory call the dungeon?

(see the answer keys)

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