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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Despereaux want before the guards lead him to the dungeon?
2. Who arrived at the castle on the same evening?
3. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?
4. What is Despereaux's last name?
5. What does Despereaux decide he must do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the purpose of the Mouse Council?
2. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?
3. What are the basic rules of being a mouse that Despereaux breaks when he hears the music?
4. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?
5. What happens when Princess Pea notices him swinging from the chandelier?
6. Why was the killing of rats unsuccessful, and what did the King do?
7. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?
8. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?
9. What happens when the King orders that all of the rats be killed?
10. What does Despereaux suddenly find unbearable, and what does he ask the guards?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Despereaux get back to the light? What does he overhear on the way? What happens that almost costs him his life? What part of himself does he lose in the process? Where does he hide afterward? How long is he there? What is different about his appearance when he comes out?
Essay Topic 2
How does Despereaux cope with being thrown into the dungeon? What does he do to reassure himself? How do his actions save his life? What causes Despereaux to faint for the second time in one day? What is the first thing he sees when he comes to?
Essay Topic 3
What is the reason that Despereaux is being punished? What cardinal rules did he break? How might he have resolved the situation or avoided it entirely? What part of Despereaux's behavior does the Mouse Council consider to be unacceptable, and why?
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