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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 choice is 'Uncle' given?

2. What does Cook offer Despereaux?

3. Where does Roscuro stand when he talks to Pea?

4. What happens to the thread?

5. Who does Mig see on her seventh birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the soldiers come to Uncle's house?

2. What is Mig supposed to do with the food she takes down to the dungeon?

3. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

4. What did Miggery see when she was seven years old, and how did it affect her?

5. What happens while Despereaux sleeps on the sack of flour?

6. What does Roscuro tell Mig that changes her life?

7. What other positions does Miggery hold and why don't they work out?

8. What does Despereaux find the Cook doing when he manages to roll the thread as far as the kitchen?

9. What do Roscuro and Mig ask the Princess to do before they take her down to the dungeon?

10. Why is Miggery not nearly as disturbed by the dungeon as most others are?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What does Despereaux realize when he confronts the Mouse Council? Who asks him for something and what is he asked for? What understanding does Despereaux come to as this request is considered? Where does he go next? What conversation convinces him he must act on his own? Who does he approach for help? What does he need and why? What is he given?

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