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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Second: Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the light do to Roscuro?
(a) Blinds him.
(b) Fills him with sadness.
(c) Makes him turn away.
(d) Fills him with wonder.

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

3. What does the threadmaster tell Despereaux to do?
(a) Wait for rescue.
(b) Search for the leader.
(c) Be brave.
(d) Find his way out.

4. What does Despereaux decide he must do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Be brave.
(c) Hide.
(d) Cry.

5. On what day does Roscuro leave the dungeon to go into the light of the castle?
(a) On the King's anniversary.
(b) On Despereaux's first birthday.
(c) On the Princess's birthday.
(d) On the day Despereaux is born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roscuro stumble into when he leaves the dungeon?

2. What does the beating of the drum tell the Mouse Council members?

3. What is the new prisoner being jailed for?

4. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?

5. How many mice has Gregory saved before Despereaux?

(see the answer key)

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