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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the First: Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many mice are in the Mouse Council.
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Fourteen.

3. How does Despereaux describe the sound he hears?
(a) Honey-treat.
(b) Honey-sweet.
(c) Honey-smooth.
(d) Sugar-sweet.

4. What two reasons make the dungeon so dangerous?
(a) The cold and the dark.
(b) The rats and other prisoners.
(c) The rats and the maze.
(d) The maze and the cold.

5. What does Despereaux discover the sound to be?
(a) The Princess playing a flute.
(b) King Phillip playing his guitar and singing.
(c) King Phillip playing a piano.
(d) The Princess singing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the Princess cry?

2. Who is the first to find Despereaux in the dungeon?

3. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?

4. What is Despereaux's father's name?

5. What incredible thing happens when the Princess smiles at Despereaux?

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