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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Second: Chapters 16-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Antoinette want no more babies?
(a) They never stop needing.
(b) They make her feel too sad.
(c) They ruin her beauty.
(d) They are too much work.

2. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

3. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?
(a) Do rats eat mice?
(b) Is there really a 'happily ever after'?
(c) How big are the rats?
(d) How many rats are there?

4. What does Botticelli try to teach Roscuro?
(a) How to catch mice.
(b) How to torture a prisoner.
(c) How to hunt for food.
(d) How to find Gregory.

5. What happens to Roscuro as a result of seeing the light from the match?
(a) He has a headache from the light.
(b) He's afraid of the light.
(c) He's blinded.
(d) He longs for more light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to find Despereaux in the dungeon?

2. What does Despereaux believe his duty is?

3. What one thing must all mice do?

4. What did the King do after his Queen died?

5. What does perfidy mean?

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