Tale of Desperaux Settings/Characters/Events Ch 1-5

Which of the following is NOT a setting of the story?

• Within the walls of the Castle

• The Kitchen of the Castle

• The Castle Library

• The Bedroom of the Princess

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What is the name of ONE of the MAIN characters in chapters 1-5?

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CCSS.RL.4.1

Which of these Main Events happens in Chapters 1-5?

• Desperaux meets the rats that live in the dungeon

• Desperaux gets captured by a mouse trap

• Despereaux is born and has very small ears

• Despereaux's sister teaches him how to eat books

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

Desperaux and his family are what type of animal?

• Horses

• Mice

• Cats

• Rats

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

When Desperaux was born, what did his parents think of him? Do you think that will change by the end of the book? Why or Why not?

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.1A

CCSS.W.4.1B

CCSS.W.4.2B

Draw the Main Setting of the story in Chapters 1-5

At the end of Chapter 5 what happens to Despereaux?

• He gets locked out of the castle

• He gets put into the dungeon

• He decides to run away

• He falls in love

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Which of Despereaux's siblings (brothers/sisters) runs home to tell on him to their parents when he doesn't eat the books in the Library?

• Furlough

• Merlot

• Toulese

• Florence

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What's another main event that happens in Chapters 1-5?

• Desperaux and his siblings are caught going into the dungeon

• Desperaux makes friends with the rats

• Desperaux meets the Princess and the King

• Desperaux's parents decide that he cannot live in the Castle

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

When Desperaux is in the library, instead of eating the books as his is supposed to, what does he do instead?

• File the books in Alphabetical Order

• Stack the books

• Read the books

• Smell the books

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3