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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does 'Uncle' wear to mock her?
(a) A tablespoon on his nose.
(b) A bowl on his head.
(c) A kettle on his head.
(d) A tablecloth cape.

2. What job is Mig given on her first day?
(a) Take a spool of thread to the princess.
(b) Take a sewing needle to the cook.
(c) Take lunch to the dining room.
(d) Take out the garbage.

3. What does Roscuro ask Despereaux to do?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Show him where the soup is.
(c) Leave him alone.
(d) Bring him some soup too.

4. What is in her right pocket?
(a) A book about royalty.
(b) A locket.
(c) A rat with a spoon and a cape.
(d) A red napkin.

5. What does Cook offer Despereaux?
(a) A saucer full of soup.
(b) A chunk of cheese.
(c) A saucer of milk.
(d) A hand with the spool of thread.

6. What is the Princess making?
(a) A cape.
(b) A tapestry of the history of the world.
(c) A new tablecloth.
(d) A dress for the ball.

7. What does Roscuro tell Mig about?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) The first time he saw the Princess.
(d) The best soup he ever ate.

8. Where does Roscuro stand when he talks to Pea?
(a) On Mig's shoulder.
(b) In Mig's pocket.
(c) On Pea's bed.
(d) On the nightstand.

9. What expression does Mig use before almost every sentence?
(a) Holy.
(b) Gee.
(c) Gor.
(d) Wow.

10. What does Louise never do?
(a) Giggle.
(b) Cry.
(c) Curtsy.
(d) Laugh.

11. Why does Pea tell them she cannot be threatened?
(a) She has guards in the castle.
(b) Her father will find ou.
(c) She is a Princess.
(d) Mig would never hurt her.

12. What does the cook tell Mig she still must do?
(a) Wash the dishes.
(b) Wash the walls.
(c) Clear the tray.
(d) Sweep the floor.

13. What happens to the thread?
(a) The threadmaster wants it back.
(b) Despereaux loses it on the stairs as it falls ahead of him.
(c) Despereaux can't find it in the kitchen after the soup.
(d) Botticelli steals it from him.

14. What are the King's men sent out to collect?
(a) All soup pots.
(b) All cutlery.
(c) All bowls
(d) Kettles, spoons and bowls.

15. What does the soldier tell 'Uncle' is against the law?
(a) To bad mouth the king or his policy.
(b) To own so many sheep.
(c) To hit the girl he owns.
(d) To own another human being.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mig go that night?

2. As the years pass, what does Mig hope?

3. What choice is 'Uncle' given?

4. What is all but gone as a result?

5. What makes Despereaux weep?

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