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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 the Princess ask Roscuro?

2. How old are both the Princess and Mig now?

3. How does Despereaux make some light as he goes down into the dungeon?

4. What does the cook want Mig to do with Despereaux?

5. What are the King's men sent out to collect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Princess recognize who Roscuro is, and what does she do about it?

2. What does Roscuro tell Mig that changes her life?

3. What is the cook's response when Despereaux falls out of the napkin and into a measuring cup full of oil?

4. What does Despereaux find the Cook doing when he manages to roll the thread as far as the kitchen?

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

6. What did Miggery see when she was seven years old, and how did it affect her?

7. How does Despereaux come to be back in the kitchen with Mig and the cook?

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

9. What happens when the cook sees a mouse in the kitchen?

10. How does Roscuro lose his tail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Despereaux get back to the light? What does he overhear on the way? What happens that almost costs him his life? What part of himself does he lose in the process? Where does he hide afterward? How long is he there? What is different about his appearance when he comes out?

Essay Topic 2

What does Despereaux realize when he confronts the Mouse Council? Who asks him for something and what is he asked for? What understanding does Despereaux come to as this request is considered? Where does he go next? What conversation convinces him he must act on his own? Who does he approach for help? What does he need and why? What is he given?

Essay Topic 3

What does Mig see on her seventh birthday? How does she respond? What does she do when her presence is acknowledged? Why? What dream does this instill in Mig? Who does she share her dream with, and what is their response?

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