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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. When did Miggery Sow's mother die?
(a) When she was four.
(b) When she was six.
(c) When she was five.
(d) When she was eight.

2. What broke Roscuro's heart?
(a) The way the King cried for his wife.
(b) That he would never be welcome in the light.
(c) That he would not be a guest at the party.
(d) The look the Princess gave him.

3. How long has Gregory been in the dungeon?
(a) For decades, for centuries, for eons, for eternities.
(b) Six months or so.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five or six years, he isn't exactly sure.

4. 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.

5. Why does Despereaux tell the jailer he cannot die?
(a) Becaue he wants to learn how to write.
(b) Because he is in love.
(c) Because he wants to read.
(d) Because he is too young.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many mice has Gregory saved before Despereaux?

2. What does Roscuro tell Botticelli he wants to do?

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

4. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?

5. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?

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