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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 Roscuro get frustrated?

2. What is all but gone as a result?

3. Why couldn't Mig be a lady in waiting?

4. Where does Despereaux run and hide?

5. What does Cook offer Despereaux?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When does Mig dig in and refuse to help?

5. What deal does Botticelli make with Despereax when the spool of thread gets away from him on the stairs?

6. Why does Mig refuse to chain the Princess up at first for Roscuro when they get to the spot where Roscuro intends to keep her?

7. What is the Princess dreaming about when Mig and Roscuro sneak into her room to take her to the dungeon at knife point?

8. Why does Roscuro give up?

9. Who does Despereaux run into on his way to find the King?

10. When the King refuses to believe Despereaux, what does he do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who takes an interest in him almost immediately, and why? What does his savior want from him? Why does Despereaux ask to be released? What changes his mind? What is he told about the layout of the dungeon? How does his savior overcome this obstacle?

Essay Topic 2

What is the reason that Despereaux is being punished? What cardinal rules did he break? How might he have resolved the situation or avoided it entirely? What part of Despereaux's behavior does the Mouse Council consider to be unacceptable, and why?

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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