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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. Why is Gregory in the dungeon?
(a) He was a guard caught sleeping on shift.
(b) He was caught stealing.
(c) He spilled the soup in the king's lap.
(d) He is the jailer.

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

3. What does Despereaux's mother put on in honor of her youngest mouse being taken to the dungeon?
(a) A new hat.
(b) A tremendous amount of makeup.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A black veil.

4. What is the last of the great, ancient rules of mice?
(a) Never reveal a mouse's house to a human.
(b) Never touch humans.
(c) Never allow humans to touch a mouse.
(d) Never speak to humans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Furlough first notice when Despereaux was born?

2. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?

3. What two reasons make the dungeon so dangerous?

4. How many mice are in the Mouse Council.

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

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