Key Themes: Love

Who does Despereaux fall in love with?

• Miggery Sow

• Roscuro

• Gregory the jailer

• Princess Pea

What causes Roscuro to turn to evil?

• Fear of the dark

• Jealousy

• Lack of love and forgiveness

• Lack of food

Why does Despereaux's love for Princess Pea seem absurd?

• Because she is a witch

• Because she is mean to him

• Because she is already married

• Because she is a human and he is a mouse

What does the narrator suggest is necessary to avoid falling prey to evil?

• Love and forgiveness

• Revenge

• Isolation

• Wealth

What does forgiveness benefit according to the novel?

• Only the person being forgiven

• Only the person forgiving

• Neither the person forgiving nor the person being forgiven

• Both the person forgiving and the person being forgiven

What does Despereaux believe he is capable of doing because of his love for Princess Pea?

• Flying

• Rescuing her from the dungeon

• Becoming a knight

• Becoming a human

What does the narrator characterize as absurd but necessary?

• Revenge

• Love and forgiveness

• Betrayal

• Selfishness

What do both the Pea and Despereaux realize as they forgive those who have harmed them?

• They are strong and noble

• They are weak

• They are foolish

• They are miserable like Roscuro