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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. How does Gregory see in the darkness?
(a) With a flashlight.
(b) His eyes have adapted.
(c) With a glowstick
(d) With a candle.

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. Why does the jailer have a rope around his ankle?
(a) To tie up prisoners with.
(b) To guide him back to the beginning.
(c) To remind him that he is a prisoner.
(d) To keep him from falling into a deep hole.

4. Where does he fall to?
(a) Onto the goal post.
(b) Into the King's dinner.
(c) Into the Princess's lap.
(d) Into the Queen's soup.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when he realizes this truth?

2. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?

3. What is Despereaux's father's name?

4. What does Despereaux discover the sound to be?

5. Why does Antoinette want no more babies?

(see the answer key)

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