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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 Mig's new job?

2. What does Despereaux fall into when the cook gives the napkin a shake?

3. When did Miggery Sow's mother die?

4. As the years pass, what does Mig hope?

5. Why does Roscuro claim to have brought the Princess downstairs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Despereaux run into on his way to find the King?

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

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

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

6. What is Miggery Sow's life like with the man her father sold her to?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who notices Despereaux on his way back to the dungeon? What surprise does Despereaux get? Who helps him when he loses the spool? Why is Mig being uncooperative? How does the Princess secure freedom for herself, Mig and Despereaux? What surprise waits for Mig? What wish is granted her, and why is it different from what she expected?

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

How does the Queen lose her life? What is the King's reaction? What two things does he outlaw as a result of the Queen's death and why? Which of these two things is easily outlawed and which is the King forced to simply make illegal instead? Why?

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