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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gregory do?
2. What does Despereaux's mother do when Despereaux is led away?
3. How many mice are in the Mouse Council.
4. What incredible thing happens when the Princess smiles at Despereaux?
5. What does the threadmaster tell Despereaux to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways do Despereaux's siblings attempt to educate him on how to be a mouse?
2. What is the first thing that Despereaux is aware of after he is pushed down the dungeon steps by Furlough and the second guard?
3. What does the threadmaster ask Despereaux as he is doing his job?
4. How does the King respond to the Princess when she declares that she intends to keep Despereaux and that she believes that they will be best friends?
5. What is the crime that led to the new prisoner being brought down to the dungeon?
6. What does Despereaux do in the all encompassing darkness to make himself feel brave?
7. What happens when the Princess begins to cry?
8. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?
9. How does Despereaux's behavior get him into trouble?
10. What other crime did the prisoner admit to committing for which he was never caught or punished?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When is the first time that Chiaroscuro sees light? Why is he shown this light? What happened that caused this incident? How does Chiaroscuro feel afterward? What is the focus of his attention from that point forward and why?
Essay Topic 2
Why is Despereaux considered to be different than other mice when he is born? What inspires his mother to name him Despereaux? What happens to the rest of his litter mates? How does Despereaux's father respond to his birth and why? What makes Despereaux significant in their mouse family?
Essay Topic 3
How does Roscuro get upstairs into the light? What does he see when he gets there? What rooms does he visit? Which room does he become drawn into and what attracts his attention? Where does he go to get a closer look? Who sees him first and what is the response?
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