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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 else did the King order?

2. Why is Gregory in the dungeon?

3. What happens to Roscuro as a result of seeing the light from the match?

4. How does Despereaux describe the sound he hears?

5. What does Furlough see that makes him think that Despereaux is a goner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the King orders that all of the rats be killed?

2. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

3. How did the mice get to the dungeon?

4. What happens when Princess Pea notices him swinging from the chandelier?

5. What is the purpose of the Mouse Council?

6. What does the threadmaster ask Despereaux as he is doing his job?

7. Why did Antoinette's last word to Despereaux give him little comfort?

8. Why does Despereaux refuse to renounce his actions in front of the Mouse Council?

9. What does the King do after his beloved Queen dies?

10. How does Antoinette react as the last of her babies is being taken to the dungeon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What changes occur in Mig as a result of her new circumstances? What does she lose as a direct result of her Uncle? What problems arise as a result? How does this affect her directly on a physical level? On an emotional level?

Essay Topic 2

What happens when the soldiers come to the Uncle's house? What items are they dispatched to collect and why? How does he respond to their request? What information does he inadvertently give them that costs him even more? What does it cost him and why?

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning of Chiaroscuro? How is this name ironic given that it was given to a rat and why? What is almost prophetic about this name? In what way are Chiaroscuro and Despereaux very similar? What character traits do they share?

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