TOD Ch. 8-15 Quiz

Match the vocabulary word with its definition:

• to formally give something up

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• unstrustworthiness or deceitfulnesss

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• having a passionate intensity

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• something bad could happen

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• to sway back and forth

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The seamstress needed a ​ (a)   of thread.

• spool
• teeter
• abyss

It was a ​ (a)   day because of the dreary rain.

• dismal
• perfidy
• abyss

Cheating is an ________ offense at school.

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The cave floor dropped down into an ________.

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The dentist told me to ​ (a)   the amount of sugar I eat.

• reduce
• dismal
• spool

Which words did Despereaux so desperately need to read?

• The end

• Once upon a time

• Happily ever after

What did Despereaux's father do when he saw Despereaux at the tribunal?

• Gave Despereaux one last hug

• Looked away from Despereaux

• Asked the council to spare Despereaux

Which mouse hinted that he sympathized with Despereaux?

• The threadmaster

• Lester

• Furlough

What caused Despereaux to faint in the dungeon?

• Being scared of the dark

• Hearing the loud, booming voice

• Being chased by the threadmaster