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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. How does Botticelli know another prisoner will come along soon?

2. What does Roscuro climb to?

3. What does Botticelli try to teach Roscuro?

4. What is Despereaux's last name?

5. What does Despereaux's mother do when Despereaux is led away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways do Despereaux's siblings attempt to educate him on how to be a mouse?

3. What are the basic rules of being a mouse that Despereaux breaks when he hears the music?

4. What is the vote taken by the Mouse Council and what are the results?

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

6. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?

7. Why does the jailer tell Despereaux that he definitely does not want to be let go in this place?

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

9. How does Despereaux's behavior get him into trouble?

10. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who notices Despereaux on his way back to the dungeon? What surprise does Despereaux get? Who helps him when he loses the spool? Why is Mig being uncooperative? How does the Princess secure freedom for herself, Mig and Despereaux? What surprise waits for Mig? What wish is granted her, and why is it different from what she expected?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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