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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Fourth: Chapters 34-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does Roscuro leave the dungeon to go into the light of the castle?
(a) On Despereaux's first birthday.
(b) On the King's anniversary.
(c) On the Princess's birthday.
(d) On the day Despereaux is born.

2. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?
(a) The rats will eat him.
(b) He will starve to death.
(c) He will become an albino.
(d) He will be a slave.

3. What does perfidy mean?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) Fidelity.
(d) Deliberate treachery.

4. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?
(a) To be used as a portable sewing kit.
(b) To mark him as a condemned mouse.
(c) So he can use it to find his way in the dark.
(d) To remember his family by.

5. What does Despereaux begin by reciting?
(a) If I were a rich mouse.................
(b) There once was a mouse named Despereaux....
(c) While the cat is away.......
(d) Once upon a time....

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the threadmaster and Despereaux have in common?

2. What does Mig want Despereaux to do?

3. Why is Gregory in the dungeon?

4. Why does Despereaux tell the jailer he cannot die?

5. Where does Roscuro stand when he talks to Pea?

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