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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Third: Chapters 24-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the new prisoner being jailed for?
(a) Stealing four chickens.
(b) Stealing two horses (one Arabian and one Palimino).
(c) Stealing six cows (two Jerseys and four Guernseys).
(d) Stealing blankets.

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

3. When did Miggery Sow's mother die?
(a) When she was five.
(b) When she was eight.
(c) When she was six.
(d) When she was four.

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

5. What does Louise never do?
(a) Curtsy.
(b) Giggle.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Despereaux have an unusual interest in?

2. How does Gregory see in the darkness?

3. What broke Roscuro's heart?

4. What makes the Princess cry?

5. Why does Despereaux tell the jailer he cannot die?

(see the answer key)

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