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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 could Despereaux smell on the threadmaster's breath?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Peanut butter.
(c) Bread.
(d) Celery.

2. How long has Gregory been in the dungeon?
(a) Five or six years, he isn't exactly sure.
(b) For decades, for centuries, for eons, for eternities.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six months or so.

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

4. Who is the first to find Despereaux in the dungeon?
(a) Gregory.
(b) Geoffrey.
(c) Furlough.
(d) Frederick.

5. What did the Pea announce when her father finished playing and singing?
(a) That she wanted to save Despereaux.
(b) That she was going to keep Despereaux.
(c) That she wanted to rid the castle of cats.
(d) That she wanted to find a friend for Despereaux.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Despereaux recognize as one of the guards?

2. What does Gregory call the dungeon?

3. What is Despereaux's last name?

4. What did Despereaux do instead of searching for food like the rest?

5. What is the last of the great, ancient rules of mice?

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