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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Despereaux do in the library?
(a) He looks out the window.
(b) He reads the books.
(c) He researches his heritage.
(d) He eats the bindings.

2. Where does the Mouse Council want to send Despereaux?
(a) To the Princess.
(b) To the dungeon.
(c) To the King.
(d) To another colony.

3. What does Despereaux have an unusual interest in?
(a) Cats.
(b) Card games.
(c) Humans.
(d) Outdoors.

4. What does Roscuro climb to?
(a) The serving table.
(b) A tree.
(c) The book shelf.
(d) The chandelier.

5. What is the last of the great, ancient rules of mice?
(a) Never reveal a mouse's house to a human.
(b) Never speak to humans.
(c) Never allow humans to touch a mouse.
(d) Never touch humans.

6. What did Furlough not see the Princess do?
(a) Invite Despereaux to dinner.
(b) Kiss Despereaux.
(c) Take Despereaux to her private quarters.
(d) Pick Despereaux up.

7. What broke Roscuro's heart?
(a) That he would not be a guest at the party.
(b) The look the Princess gave him.
(c) The way the King cried for his wife.
(d) That he would never be welcome in the light.

8. Who arrived at the castle on the same evening?
(a) Miggery Sow.
(b) Gimmery Gow.
(c) Simmery Yow.
(d) Siggery Mow.

9. Where does Gregory put Despereaux?
(a) Up against his ear.
(b) On a shelf.
(c) On top of a bowl.
(d) On his bed.

10. What other crime did he commit that he wasn't caught for?
(a) He traded his son for a horse and a saddle.
(b) He traded his son for a daughter and a blanket.
(c) He traded his daughter for ten chickens, and a horse.
(d) He traded his daughter for a red tablecloth, a hen and a handful of cigarettes.

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. What were the last words the Queen spoke?
(a) That rat is at play.
(b) There is a rat on the loose.
(c) There is a rat in my soup.
(d) There is a rat in the dining hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the threadmaster tell Despereaux to do?

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

3. What does Roscuro do that gets him into trouble with Gregory?

4. What nationality is Despereaux's mother?

5. Why does Despereaux tell the jailer he cannot die?

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