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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mig remind the Princess?
(a) That they can't find their way out.
(b) That they are friends now.
(c) That soup is illegal.
(d) That they have no weapons.

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

3. What does Mig actually do to Roscuro?
(a) She cuts off his tail.
(b) She slices his foot.
(c) She slashes his arm.
(d) She cuts off his nose.

4. Why is Mig not supposed to hurt the Princess?
(a) So the Princess can watch Roscuro's revenge.
(b) So the Princess won' t yell.
(c) So the Princess can be her lady in waiting.
(d) So the Princess can be punished.

5. What does the Princess say to Despereaux?
(a) You are a true gentleman.
(b) You are a Prince.
(c) You are the bravest mouse I've ever seen.
(d) You are my knight with a shining needle.

6. What dark things are in Pea's heart?
(a) Hatred for Roscuro and sadness that her mother was gone.
(b) Hatred for Mig and Roscuro, and pity for her mother.
(c) Disgust for the filth that Roscuro represented.
(d) Hatred for Roscuro and pity for Mig.

7. What does the Princess ask Mig?
(a) How long she has been alone.
(b) What she would do if she was the Princess.
(c) What she really wants.
(d) How she would punish Botticelli.

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

9. What was the King dreaming as Pea is led down to the dungeon?
(a) That he and the queen were having soup.
(b) That the royal family was out for a ride through the Kingdom.
(c) That the queen was a bird with green and gold feathers.
(d) That they were entertaining in the banquet hall.

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

11. What does she carry in her hand?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A knife.
(c) A ladle.
(d) A candle.

12. Why does Roscuro claim to have brought the Princess downstairs?
(a) So she could bring him soup.
(b) So she could help him trade his way out of the dungeon.
(c) So he could have some light of his own.
(d) So he could be closer to her.

13. What happens when Mig tries to curtsy?
(a) She loses the thread.
(b) She falls into the Princess.
(c) She falls over.
(d) She scares the Princess.

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

15. What does Despereaux see on the way to where the Princess is held.
(a) Tufts of fur, bits of red thread and mouse bones.
(b) People chained to the walls.
(c) Rat holes on both sides of the hall.
(d) Gregory's blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Despereaux hold onto as Botticelli takes him deep into the dungeon?

2. Why does Roscuro get frustrated?

3. What is the Princess making?

4. What does the cook tell Mig she still must do?

5. What does Gregory whisper to Despereaux as he wraps him in his napkin and puts him on his dinner tray?

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