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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. Where does Despereaux run and hide?

2. What color is the Princess's horse?

3. What does Mig actually do to Roscuro?

4. What does Despereaux hold onto as Botticelli takes him deep into the dungeon?

5. What do the soldiers do with Mig?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Miggery tell Gregory that attracts the attention of Roscuro, and why is Roscuro interested?

4. What is Mig supposed to do with the food she takes down to the dungeon?

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

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

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

8. How does Roscuro lose his tail?

9. How does Despereaux come to be back in the kitchen with Mig and the cook?

10. What does Miggery do in the castle?

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 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 3

What behavior does Despereaux exhibit that is unusual? How do his siblings from former litters attempt to help him? What is the outcome of their help? Why is Despereaux seemingly unable to conform and do what is expected of him? What does he do instead?

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