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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?
(a) Like small pieces of velvet.
(b) Like rose petals.
(c) Like remnants of silk.
(d) Like bits of cotton.

2. What is the new prisoner being jailed for?
(a) Stealing six cows (two Jerseys and four Guernseys).
(b) Stealing blankets.
(c) Stealing two horses (one Arabian and one Palimino).
(d) Stealing four chickens.

3. What decision does Roscuro make at that moment?
(a) That he will never go back downstairs.
(b) That he will never come back upstairs again.
(c) That he will have revenge and something beautiful.
(d) That he belongs in the dark.

4. 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.

5. What one thing must all mice do?
(a) Conform.
(b) Have a family.
(c) Learn to read.
(d) Avoid cats.

6. What does the beating of the drum tell the Mouse Council members?
(a) That a meeting is being called.
(b) That a mouse has been discovered.
(c) That a crime has been committed.
(d) That an important decision must be made.

7. What were the last words the Queen spoke?
(a) There is a rat in the dining hall.
(b) There is a rat on the loose.
(c) There is a rat in my soup.
(d) That rat is at play.

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

9. How much thread does the threadmaster use?
(a) Enough to use as a rope if twined together.
(b) Just enough for the neck.
(c) Enough to wrap around his waist twice.
(d) Just enough to wrap around his finger twice.

10. Which rat was born in the dungeon several years before Despereaux was born?
(a) Chiaroscuro.
(b) Alec.
(c) Whiskers.
(d) Chakara.

11. Who arrived at the castle on the same evening?
(a) Simmery Yow.
(b) Miggery Sow.
(c) Gimmery Gow.
(d) Siggery Mow.

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

13. What does Gregory call the dungeon?
(a) The last place on earth.
(b) The most dangerous place in the world.
(c) The darkest place in the universe.
(d) The treacherous dark heart of the world.

14. What does Botticelli do when the door opens to admit a prisoner?
(a) He runs to get Roscuro.
(b) He runs to get Gregory.
(c) He looks away from the light at the door.
(d) He runs into the darkness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Despereaux wonder about that chills him?

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

3. What other crime did he commit that he wasn't caught for?

4. Who is the first to notice him there?

5. Why does the jailer have a rope around his ankle?

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