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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 is the Princess making?

2. What does Roscuro ask her to do when she begins talking?

3. What is the threadmaster's name?

4. What does Mig actually do to Roscuro?

5. Who does Despereaux find in the Princess's chambers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the soldiers come to Uncle's house?

2. Why is Miggery not nearly as disturbed by the dungeon as most others are?

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

4. What happens when the cook sees a mouse in the kitchen?

5. What is the Princess dreaming about when Mig and Roscuro sneak into her room to take her to the dungeon at knife point?

6. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

7. Why does Mig refuse to chain the Princess up at first for Roscuro when they get to the spot where Roscuro intends to keep her?

8. What do Roscuro and Mig ask the Princess to do before they take her down to the dungeon?

9. What deal does the Princess make with Roscuro?

10. What does Roscuro tell Mig that changes her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What is the meaning of Chiaroscuro? How is this name ironic given that it was given to a rat and why? What is almost prophetic about this name? In what way are Chiaroscuro and Despereaux very similar? What character traits do they share?

Essay Topic 3

When is the first time that Chiaroscuro sees light? Why is he shown this light? What happened that caused this incident? How does Chiaroscuro feel afterward? What is the focus of his attention from that point forward and why?

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