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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 else did the King order?
(a) That mice be allowed.
(b) That rats be banished.
(c) That Roscuro be found and punished.
(d) That all the rats be killed.

2. How many mice has Gregory saved before Despereaux?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

3. What does Roscuro tell Botticelli he wants to do?
(a) Leave the dungeon for ever.
(b) Move to another dungeon.
(c) Go upstairs into the light.
(d) Let someone else torture the prisoner.

4. What nationality is Despereaux's mother?
(a) Italian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) French.
(d) German.

5. What is the name of the kingdom?
(a) The Kingdom of Dor.
(b) The Kingdom of More.
(c) The Kingdom of Score.
(d) The Kingdom of Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Despereaux reveal himself to?

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

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

4. Other than ridiculous, how is love described in this tale?

5. What does the jailer show Despereaux?

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