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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 is the most basic and elemental rule that all mice adhere to?
(a) Never reveal yourself to humans.
(b) Never eat cheese in the morning.
(c) Never walk a straight line.
(d) Never chase cats.

2. Why does Antoinette want no more babies?
(a) They make her feel too sad.
(b) They never stop needing.
(c) They ruin her beauty.
(d) They are too much work.

3. What did Furlough first notice when Despereaux was born?
(a) He never cried.
(b) His eyes were open.
(c) He held his finger.
(d) He smiled.

4. What do Despereaux's brother and sister take him to the library for?
(a) To educate him.
(b) To eat the bindings.
(c) To read a bedtime story.
(d) To show him how to read.

5. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?
(a) The rats will eat him.
(b) He will be a slave.
(c) He will become an albino.
(d) He will starve to death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the King do after his Queen died?

2. What happens when he realizes this truth?

3. How much thread does the threadmaster use?

4. What do stories do for Gregory?

5. Why does Gregory save Despereaux?

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