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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. Who does Despereaux reveal himself to?

2. What is Despereaux's last name?

3. What else did the King order?

4. What do the threadmaster and Despereaux have in common?

5. What do the guards tell Antoinette will happen to her son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Mouse Council?

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

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

4. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?

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

6. When Despereaux faints, what does he wake up to see?

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

8. What other crime did the prisoner admit to committing for which he was never caught or punished?

9. What is the job of the threadmaster?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Despereaux's biggest concern as he is being led to the dungeon? What is significant about the guards that are escorting him? What consideration does he ask for? Is his last request granted? Why is it so important to Despereaux?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lester approach the Mouse Council? What is he hoping to accomplish? What is the fate decreed by the Mouse Council for Despereaux. What members of Despereaux's family are only too happy to participate in Despereaux's punishment?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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