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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the Third: Chapters 24-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Despereaux reveal himself to?
(a) Princess Pea.
(b) The Mouse Council.
(c) Prince Lester.
(d) The King.

2. What other crime did he commit that he wasn't caught for?
(a) He traded his son for a horse and a saddle.
(b) He traded his daughter for ten chickens, and a horse.
(c) He traded his son for a daughter and a blanket.
(d) He traded his daughter for a red tablecloth, a hen and a handful of cigarettes.

3. What does Louise never do?
(a) Giggle.
(b) Cry.
(c) Curtsy.
(d) Laugh.

4. What two reasons make the dungeon so dangerous?
(a) The rats and other prisoners.
(b) The cold and the dark.
(c) The rats and the maze.
(d) The maze and the cold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?

2. What part of Despereaux is complimented by the first human he meets?

3. How much thread does the threadmaster use?

4. What does the beating of the drum tell the Mouse Council members?

5. What could Despereaux smell on the threadmaster's breath?

(see the answer key)

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