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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 does Roscuro offer to do?
2. What happens when he realizes this truth?
3. What is Despereaux's father's name?
4. What does Despereaux believe his duty is?
5. Who is the first to find Despereaux in the dungeon?
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. What causes Despereaux to fall in love with the Princess?
3. What does Despereaux suddenly find unbearable, and what does he ask the guards?
4. What are the basic rules of being a mouse that Despereaux breaks when he hears the music?
5. What does the King do after his beloved Queen dies?
6. When Despereaux faints, what does he wake up to see?
7. Why was the killing of rats unsuccessful, and what did the King do?
8. How did the mice get to the dungeon?
9. Why does Despereaux refuse to renounce his actions in front of the Mouse Council?
10. What happens when the King orders that all of the rats be killed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 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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