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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mig remind the Princess?
(a) That soup is illegal.
(b) That they can't find their way out.
(c) That they are friends now.
(d) That they have no weapons.

2. What was the King dreaming as Pea is led down to the dungeon?
(a) That they were entertaining in the banquet hall.
(b) That the royal family was out for a ride through the Kingdom.
(c) That he and the queen were having soup.
(d) That the queen was a bird with green and gold feathers.

3. What does the Princess want Despereaux to do?
(a) Not kill Roscuro.
(b) Chain Rosuro up.
(c) Kill Roscuro.
(d) Come and sit with her.

4. What are the King's men sent out to collect?
(a) Kettles, spoons and bowls.
(b) All bowls
(c) All soup pots.
(d) All cutlery.

5. What is the Princess suddenly aware of?
(a) How smart Mig is underneath it all.
(b) How fragile Roscuro is.
(c) How tough Despereaux is.
(d) How fragile her heart is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What expression does Mig use before almost every sentence?

2. What does Roscuro smell on Despereaux's whiskers?

3. Why does Boticelli agree to help Despereaux?

4. Where is Mig supposed to take the Princess?

5. Where does Mig go that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Roscuro lose his tail?

2. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

3. How does Roscuro introduce himself to Miggery and what does he tell her?

4. What is Mig supposed to do with the food she takes down to the dungeon?

5. Why does Roscuro give up?

6. What deal does the Princess make with Roscuro?

7. What is Miggery Sow's life like with the man her father sold her to?

8. How is Despereaux injured, despite Mig's attempt to ensure his freedom?

9. Why is Miggery not nearly as disturbed by the dungeon as most others are?

10. When does Mig dig in and refuse to help?

(see the answer keys)

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