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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Third: Chapters 24-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?
(a) How big are the rats?
(b) Do rats eat mice?
(c) How many rats are there?
(d) Is there really a 'happily ever after'?

2. Which rat was born in the dungeon several years before Despereaux was born?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Whiskers.
(c) Alec.
(d) Chakara.

3. What did the man like giving Mig?
(a) Baubles for her hair.
(b) A good spanking on occasion.
(c) A good clout to the ear.
(d) Fine clothes to wear.

4. What happens when he realizes this truth?
(a) He falls from the chandelier he is hanging on.
(b) He is caught by the king.
(c) He falls from the tree.
(d) He is hit with a broom.

5. What does Botticelli try to teach Roscuro?
(a) How to catch mice.
(b) How to hunt for food.
(c) How to find Gregory.
(d) How to torture a prisoner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the jailer have a rope around his ankle?

2. Why does Gregory save Despereaux?

3. What are the King's men sent out to collect?

4. What does the light do to Roscuro?

5. What does Despereaux say to the Princess before the King makes him leave?

(see the answer key)

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