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

2. 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.

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

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

5. What does Despereaux have an unusual interest in?
(a) Outdoors.
(b) Humans.
(c) Cats.
(d) Card games.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?

2. What does Despereaux do in the library?

3. Which rat was born in the dungeon several years before Despereaux was born?

4. What broke Roscuro's heart?

5. What do stories do for Gregory?

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