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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. Why does a piece of red string get tied around Despereaux's neck?
2. What two reasons make the dungeon so dangerous?
3. What does Roscuro find on the floor?
4. What is the name of the kingdom?
5. What one thing must all mice do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Despereaux to fall in love with the Princess?
2. What happens when the King orders that all of the rats be killed?
3. What does Despereaux do in the all encompassing darkness to make himself feel brave?
4. How does the King respond to the Princess when she declares that she intends to keep Despereaux and that she believes that they will be best friends?
5. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?
6. What other crime did the prisoner admit to committing for which he was never caught or punished?
7. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?
8. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?
9. Why was the killing of rats unsuccessful, and what did the King do?
10. What is the vote taken by the Mouse Council and what are the results?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is Despereaux considered to be different than other mice when he is born? What inspires his mother to name him Despereaux? What happens to the rest of his litter mates? How does Despereaux's father respond to his birth and why? What makes Despereaux significant in their mouse family?
Essay Topic 2
Who was Mig named after? What age is she when her mother dies? What does her father do shortly thereafter? What does he get as a result? Where does Mig find herself afterward? What is her new situation like? What is the biggest challenge that she faces?
Essay Topic 3
When is the first time that Chiaroscuro sees light? Why is he shown this light? What happened that caused this incident? How does Chiaroscuro feel afterward? What is the focus of his attention from that point forward and why?
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