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

2. Who does Mig see on her seventh birthday?
(a) The Royal family.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does Mig call the man who bought her?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Mister.
(c) Sir.
(d) Master.

4. As the years pass, what does Mig hope?
(a) To earn a way to the castle.
(b) To find her place in life.
(c) To be with father again.
(d) To see the Princess again.

5. What do Mig's ears begin to resemble?
(a) Beets.
(b) Cauliflower.
(c) Broccoli.
(d) Pancakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mig cut off with the large knife?

2. What does Despereaux do with the needle?

3. Why does Roscuro get frustrated?

4. What does Cook hear in the kitchen?

5. What does Mig actually do to Roscuro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Despereaux see after he grabs hold of Botticelli's tail and is led through the dungeon?

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

3. Why is Miggery not nearly as disturbed by the dungeon as most others are?

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

5. What deal does Botticelli make with Despereax when the spool of thread gets away from him on the stairs?

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

7. When does Mig dig in and refuse to help?

8. What other positions does Miggery hold and why don't they work out?

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

10. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

(see the answer keys)

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