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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 claim to have brought the Princess downstairs?

2. What did Miggery's father get when he sold her in the marketplace?

3. Who is the Princess dreaming about when Mig approaches?

4. What does Mig want Despereaux to do?

5. Why does Roscuro get frustrated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Despereaux wakes the following morning?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the cook's response when Despereaux falls out of the napkin and into a measuring cup full of oil?

9. How is Despereaux injured, despite Mig's attempt to ensure his freedom?

10. How does Roscuro lose his tail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does Roscuro get upstairs into the light? What does he see when he gets there? What rooms does he visit? Which room does he become drawn into and what attracts his attention? Where does he go to get a closer look? Who sees him first and what is the response?

Essay Topic 3

What does Mig see on her seventh birthday? How does she respond? What does she do when her presence is acknowledged? Why? What dream does this instill in Mig? Who does she share her dream with, and what is their response?

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