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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 Botticelli really intend to do with Despereaux?

2. What does Roscuro do first in his plan?

3. What does the cook want Mig to do with Despereaux?

4. What does Gregory whisper to Despereaux as he wraps him in his napkin and puts him on his dinner tray?

5. When Despereaux wakes the next morning, what does he realize he has to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What deal does Botticelli make with Despereax when the spool of thread gets away from him on the stairs?

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

6. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

7. How does Roscuro introduce himself to Miggery and what does he tell her?

8. 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?

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

10. What happens to Miggery Sow after her mother dies?

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

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 does Mig see on her seventh birthday? How does she respond? What does she do when her presence is acknowledged? Why? What dream does this instill in Mig? Who does she share her dream with, and what is their response?

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