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

2. What does Roscuro do that gets him into trouble with Gregory?
(a) He chews on his rope.
(b) He steals food.
(c) He bites Gregory's shoes.
(d) He takes all the stuffing.

3. What makes the Princess cry?
(a) Her father yells at Despereaux.
(b) Her father condemns Despereaux to death.
(c) Her father banishes Despereaux from the castle.
(d) Her father fears Despereaux.

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

5. What does Botticelli have on a long, braided rope?
(a) A pearl.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A gold chunk.
(d) A locket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the last words the Queen spoke?

2. What does Roscuro climb to?

3. What is Despereaux's father's name?

4. What does Despereaux begin by reciting?

5. What does Despereaux decide he must do?

(see the answer key)

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