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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man like giving Mig?
(a) A good clout to the ear.
(b) Baubles for her hair.
(c) A good spanking on occasion.
(d) Fine clothes to wear.

2. What does Despereaux dream of?
(a) A knight swinging a sword.
(b) The reunion with his family.
(c) A King and his Queen.
(d) The love of a Princess.

3. What does Despereaux see on the way to where the Princess is held.
(a) Rat holes on both sides of the hall.
(b) People chained to the walls.
(c) Tufts of fur, bits of red thread and mouse bones.
(d) Gregory's blanket.

4. What didn't Mig's father do when he left her?
(a) Look back.
(b) Say goodbye.
(c) Give her a hug.
(d) Make a promise to her.

5. Why does Roscuro claim to have brought the Princess downstairs?
(a) So he could have some light of his own.
(b) So she could help him trade his way out of the dungeon.
(c) So she could bring him soup.
(d) So he could be closer to her.

6. What does Mig decide she wants to be someday?
(a) A princess.
(b) A mother.
(c) A wife.
(d) A queen.

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

8. What color is the Princess's horse?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Gold.
(d) Brown.

9. What does Mig want to wear?
(a) A royal cape.
(b) A royal gown.
(c) The royal gems.
(d) A crown.

10. What did Miggery's father get when he sold her in the marketplace?
(a) Two hens, a cigarette and a red napkin.
(b) A hen, a handful of cigarettes and a red tablecloth.
(c) Three hens, a handful of red napkins and a cigarette.
(d) Six hens, a yellow tablecloth and a package of cigarettes.

11. What does Cook hear in the kitchen?
(a) A guard coming to arrest her for making soup.
(b) Louise to stop her from making the soup.
(c) Despereaux moving the spool of threat across the floor.
(d) The King coming to see what Cook is doing.

12. What is the Princess suddenly aware of?
(a) How fragile her heart is.
(b) How tough Despereaux is.
(c) How fragile Roscuro is.
(d) How smart Mig is underneath it all.

13. What does Mig remind the Princess?
(a) That they can't find their way out.
(b) That they are friends now.
(c) That soup is illegal.
(d) That they have no weapons.

14. What does Despereaux hold onto as Botticelli takes him deep into the dungeon?
(a) Botticelli's hand.
(b) Botticelli's tail.
(c) Botticelli's coat tail.
(d) Botticelli's shirt tail.

15. What happens when Mig tries to curtsy?
(a) She scares the Princess.
(b) She falls over.
(c) She loses the thread.
(d) She falls into the Princess.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Boticelli agree to help Despereaux?

2. What does Mig ask her to wear?

3. What is the Princess making?

4. What is the name of the head of the serving staff?

5. What job is Mig given on her first day?

(see the answer keys)

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