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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Gregory been in the dungeon?
(a) For decades, for centuries, for eons, for eternities.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five or six years, he isn't exactly sure.
(d) Six months or so.

2. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

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

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

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

6. What does Despereaux believe his duty is?
(a) To serve the Princess.
(b) To survive the rats.
(c) To live.
(d) To be in love.

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

8. On what day does Roscuro leave the dungeon to go into the light of the castle?
(a) On the King's anniversary.
(b) On Despereaux's first birthday.
(c) On the Princess's birthday.
(d) On the day Despereaux is born.

9. What did Despereaux do instead of searching for food like the rest?
(a) He slept.
(b) He listened to the music.
(c) He explored.
(d) He read.

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

11. How does Despereaux describe the sound he hears?
(a) Sugar-sweet.
(b) Honey-sweet.
(c) Honey-smooth.
(d) Honey-treat.

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

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

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

15. Who does Lester call?
(a) The Mouse Council.
(b) His family.
(c) The King.
(d) The Princess.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Despereaux's last name?

3. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?

4. What does Roscuro tell Botticelli he wants to do?

5. What is the last of the great, ancient rules of mice?

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