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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 do the rats want Roscuro to do?
(a) Give Mig to them.
(b) Hand over the mousie.
(c) Leave the dungeon.
(d) Give the Princess to them.

2. What does Roscuro do first in his plan?
(a) He tells Mig about his plans.
(b) He finds the room the Princess is in.
(c) He finds a place to hide, upstairs.
(d) He chews through Gregory's rope.

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

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

5. What is the Princess suddenly aware of?
(a) How fragile her heart is.
(b) How fragile Roscuro is.
(c) How tough Despereaux is.
(d) How smart Mig is underneath it all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Princess say to Despereaux?

2. What is Roscuro's last name?

3. Why is Mig not supposed to hurt the Princess?

4. Who does Mig see on her seventh birthday?

5. Why does Roscuro claim to have brought the Princess downstairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Mig supposed to do with the food she takes down to the dungeon?

3. Who does Despereaux run into on his way to find the King?

4. What is the cook's response when Despereaux falls out of the napkin and into a measuring cup full of oil?

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

6. What happens while Despereaux sleeps on the sack of flour?

7. What does Miggery do in the castle?

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

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

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

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