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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else did the King order?

2. What does Despereaux decide he must do?

3. What does Despereaux say to the Princess before the King makes him leave?

4. What does the jailer show Despereaux?

5. What does Antoinette call out as Despereaux is led away?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Despereaux's behavior get him into trouble?

2. Why does Despereaux refuse to renounce his actions in front of the Mouse Council?

3. When Despereaux faints, what does he wake up to see?

4. What is the purpose of the Mouse Council?

5. What causes Despereaux to fall in love with the Princess?

6. What does Despereaux suddenly find unbearable, and what does he ask the guards?

7. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?

8. What is the vote taken by the Mouse Council and what are the results?

9. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?

10. How did the mice get to the dungeon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Despereaux's biggest concern as he is being led to the dungeon? What is significant about the guards that are escorting him? What consideration does he ask for? Is his last request granted? Why is it so important to Despereaux?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lester approach the Mouse Council? What is he hoping to accomplish? What is the fate decreed by the Mouse Council for Despereaux. What members of Despereaux's family are only too happy to participate in Despereaux's punishment?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Queen lose her life? What is the King's reaction? What two things does he outlaw as a result of the Queen's death and why? Which of these two things is easily outlawed and which is the King forced to simply make illegal instead? Why?

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