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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 happens when he realizes this truth?

2. What does Despereaux discover the sound to be?

3. What is the meaning of life according to Botticelli?

4. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?

5. Why does Antoinette want no more babies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first thing that Despereaux is aware of after he is pushed down the dungeon steps by Furlough and the second guard?

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

3. What is the job of the threadmaster?

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

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

6. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

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

8. What happens when the King orders that all of the rats be killed?

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

10. What does the King do after his beloved Queen dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who takes an interest in him almost immediately, and why? What does his savior want from him? Why does Despereaux ask to be released? What changes his mind? What is he told about the layout of the dungeon? How does his savior overcome this obstacle?

Essay Topic 2

How does Roscuro get upstairs into the light? What does he see when he gets there? What rooms does he visit? Which room does he become drawn into and what attracts his attention? Where does he go to get a closer look? Who sees him first and what is the response?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Mig named after? What age is she when her mother dies? What does her father do shortly thereafter? What does he get as a result? Where does Mig find herself afterward? What is her new situation like? What is the biggest challenge that she faces?

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