Tale of Despereaux (AR)

What drew Despereaux out into the room with Princess Pea and the king?

• He thought the princess was in danger

• He saw something shiny in the corner of the room

• He heard the music the king was making

• He smelled the cake Cook had brought

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How did Despereaux respond to the Mouse Council's demand?

• He offered to introduce him to Pea

• He hid inside a hole in the floor and wouldn't come out

• He begged the Council to give him a second chance

• He refused to renounce his actions

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After being sent to the dungeon, Despereaux avoided harm by

• Making friends with Botticelli Remorso

• Hiding behind the tower the kettles and bowls

• agreeing to tell stories to Gregory the jailer

• singing a song of praise to the rats

Roscuro began longing for the light after

• He saw the sun rise over Dor's moutains

• Botticelli sent him on a mission outside the castle

• He saw his own reflection in a piece of mirror

• The jailer held a lit match to Roscuro's face

Why did Roscuro want revenge after the queen died?

• The way the princess had looked at him broke his heart

• His father had been the first rat killed by the king's soldiers

• The king's men had captured him and put him in a cage

• The king had flooded the dungeon to kill all the rats

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What happened the first time Cook saw Despereaux in the kitchen?

• He ordered Mig to kill him, but Mig just cut off his tail

• She gave him a message to deliver to Pea

• She trapped him underneath a heavy kettle

• She tried to make him ill by giving him cheese with poison on it

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To help on his quest, Despereaux was given a

• thimble of a helmet

• piece of leather

• gold button with which to bribe the jailer

• spool of red thread

After the king refused to believe him, What did Despereaux realize ?

• He was meant to be the knight in shining armor

• Roscuro's plan was too clever to fail

• He must appeal to Mig's kindness to save Pea

• The king's grief had caused him to lose his senses

Who helped Despereaux find the princess and why?

• Botticelli Remorso, Who did it as a trick

• Mig, who felt guility for her part in the plot

• Roscuro, who saw it as a chance to see more light

• Gregory the jailer, who hoped to win the king's favor

If Roscuro led the group out of the dungeon, Pea promised that he could

• live in the sunniesr turret

• eat soup in the banquet hall

• become a knight

• lead all the rats out of the dungeon

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