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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Roscuro as a result of seeing the light from the match?
(a) He's blinded.
(b) He has a headache from the light.
(c) He longs for more light.
(d) He's afraid of the light.

2. What does the jailer show Despereaux?
(a) A pile of old photographs.
(b) A pile of love letters.
(c) A pile of bones.
(d) A pile of spoons, kettle and soup bowls.

3. What does perfidy mean?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Fidelity.
(c) Deliberate treachery.
(d) Chivalry.

4. What does Botticelli do when the door opens to admit a prisoner?
(a) He runs into the darkness.
(b) He looks away from the light at the door.
(c) He runs to get Gregory.
(d) He runs to get Roscuro.

5. Who is the first to find Despereaux in the dungeon?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Furlough.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Gregory.

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

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

8. When the Princess sees him and calls out, what does Roscuro realize?
(a) That he does no belong upstairs.
(b) That no one will love him upstairs.
(c) That he does not want to be a rat.
(d) That he is revered upstairs.

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

10. Who is the first to notice him there?
(a) The King.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The referee.
(d) Princess Pea.

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

12. What does Botticelli have on a long, braided rope?
(a) A locket.
(b) A pearl.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A gold chunk.

13. Other than ridiculous, how is love described in this tale?
(a) Purposeful and determined.
(b) Heartfelt and devoted.
(c) Wonderful and powerful.
(d) Joyful and illuminating.

14. What does Gregory call the dungeon?
(a) The most dangerous place in the world.
(b) The last place on earth.
(c) The treacherous dark heart of the world.
(d) The darkest place in the universe.

15. What part of Despereaux is complimented by the first human he meets?
(a) His feet.
(b) His hands.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His ears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the light do to Roscuro?

2. What two reasons make the dungeon so dangerous?

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

4. What broke Roscuro's heart?

5. Who arrived at the castle on the same evening?

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