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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 did Furlough not see the Princess do?
2. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?
3. What is the new prisoner being jailed for?
4. What is the most basic and elemental rule that all mice adhere to?
5. Why is Gregory in the dungeon?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Despereaux to fall in love with the Princess?
2. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?
3. What happens when Princess Pea notices him swinging from the chandelier?
4. How does Despereaux's behavior get him into trouble?
5. How does the King respond to the Princess when she declares that she intends to keep Despereaux and that she believes that they will be best friends?
6. What is the first thing that Despereaux is aware of after he is pushed down the dungeon steps by Furlough and the second guard?
7. What does the King do after his beloved Queen dies?
8. Why does Despereaux refuse to renounce his actions in front of the Mouse Council?
9. What other crime did the prisoner admit to committing for which he was never caught or punished?
10. What is the crime that led to the new prisoner being brought down to the dungeon?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What happens when the soldiers come to the Uncle's house? What items are they dispatched to collect and why? How does he respond to their request? What information does he inadvertently give them that costs him even more? What does it cost him and why?
Essay Topic 2
How does Despereaux cope with being thrown into the dungeon? What does he do to reassure himself? How do his actions save his life? What causes Despereaux to faint for the second time in one day? What is the first thing he sees when he comes to?
Essay Topic 3
What is the reason that Despereaux is being punished? What cardinal rules did he break? How might he have resolved the situation or avoided it entirely? What part of Despereaux's behavior does the Mouse Council consider to be unacceptable, and why?
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