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

2. What does Roscuro ask Despereaux to do?

3. What does the soldier tell 'Uncle' is against the law?

4. What does the Princess ask Roscuro?

5. What does the Princess say to Despereaux?

Short Essay Questions

1. What other positions does Miggery hold and why don't they work out?

2. What does Despereaux find the Cook doing when he manages to roll the thread as far as the kitchen?

3. What is the cook's response when Despereaux falls out of the napkin and into a measuring cup full of oil?

4. What happens while Despereaux sleeps on the sack of flour?

5. What did Miggery see when she was seven years old, and how did it affect her?

6. When does Mig dig in and refuse to help?

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

8. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

9. When the King refuses to believe Despereaux, what does he do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What changes occur in Mig as a result of her new circumstances? What does she lose as a direct result of her Uncle? What problems arise as a result? How does this affect her directly on a physical level? On an emotional level?

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