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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 the Princess ask Roscuro?
2. What do the soldiers do with Mig?
3. Why couldn't Mig be a lady in waiting?
4. How old are both the Princess and Mig now?
5. Who does Despereaux find in the Princess's chambers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Roscuro tell Mig that changes her life?
2. How does Despereaux come to be back in the kitchen with Mig and the cook?
3. Why is Miggery not nearly as disturbed by the dungeon as most others are?
4. What does Despereaux find the Cook doing when he manages to roll the thread as far as the kitchen?
5. What is Miggery Sow's life like with the man her father sold her to?
6. What other positions does Miggery hold and why don't they work out?
7. What happens to Miggery Sow after her mother dies?
8. What does Despereaux see after he grabs hold of Botticelli's tail and is led through the dungeon?
9. What happens while Despereaux sleeps on the sack of flour?
10. How is Despereaux injured, despite Mig's attempt to ensure his freedom?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Lester approach the Mouse Council? What is he hoping to accomplish? What is the fate decreed by the Mouse Council for Despereaux. What members of Despereaux's family are only too happy to participate in Despereaux's punishment?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Where is Mig taken? What positions is she given? Which is first and why is she determined to be unsuitable for it? What positions do they try her in afterward? What happens in each of them? What position is she finally deemed suitable for? How does Mig feel about it and why?
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