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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Boticelli agree to help Despereaux?
(a) To redeem himself and his breed.
(b) To stay any possible execution by the King's men.
(c) To torture him.
(d) To show Roscuro how to behave.

3. What is Mig's new job?
(a) A dungeon maid.
(b) A castle servant.
(c) A server.
(d) A lady in waiting.

4. What is the threadmaster's name?
(a) Pervis.
(b) Jarvis.
(c) Hovis.
(d) Clovis.

5. Where does Mig go that night?
(a) To the dining hall.
(b) To the dungeon.
(c) To the library.
(d) Up to the Princess's room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the Princess's horse?

2. What do the soldiers do with Mig?

3. What does Roscuro tell Mig the Princess will get?

4. What does the smell remind Roscuro of?

5. What didn't Mig's father do when he left her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

2. What does Roscuro tell Mig that changes her life?

3. What does Despereaux find the Cook doing when he manages to roll the thread as far as the kitchen?

4. How is Despereaux injured, despite Mig's attempt to ensure his freedom?

5. What is Miggery Sow's life like with the man her father sold her to?

6. What does Miggery tell Gregory that attracts the attention of Roscuro, and why is Roscuro interested?

7. What does Miggery do in the castle?

8. How does Roscuro introduce himself to Miggery and what does he tell her?

9. What happens to Miggery Sow after her mother dies?

10. What do Roscuro and Mig ask the Princess to do before they take her down to the dungeon?

(see the answer keys)

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