WorksheetsThe Tale of Despereaux
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was sold into slavery, but hopes to become a princess one day?
a)
Antionette Tilling
b)
Princess Pea
c)
Miggery Sow
d)
Merlot
2.
Who is the jailer who warns Mig to beware of rats?
a)
Botticelli Remorso
b)
Uncle
c)
Cook
d)
Gregory
3.
Who feeds Despereaux soup and laughs at him?
a)
Miggery Sow
b)
Gregory
c)
Threadmaster
d)
Cook
4.
Who dies while eating a bowl of watercress soup?
a)
Queen Rosemary
b)
Gregory
c)
Princess Pea
d)
Miggery Sow
5.
Who thought Despereaux was a bug?
a)
Princess Pea
b)
Queen Rosemary
c)
King Phillip
d)
Botticelli Remorso
6.
Who chewed through the jailer's rope?
a)
Roscuro
b)
Botticelli Remorso
c)
Lester Tilling
d)
Furlough Tilling
7.
Who believes the meaning of life is suffering?
a)
Uncle
b)
Despereaux
c)
Botticelli Remorso
d)
Miggery Sow
8.
Who feels like Despereaux is a disappointment, yet tried to keep the hooded mice from him?
a)
Furlough Tilling
b)
Merlot Tilling
c)
Antoinette Tilling
d)
Lester Tilling
9.
How did Roscuro get out of the dungeon?
a)
followed the thread line
b)
followed Gregory and his rope back up the stairs
c)
went upstairs on the slop tray with Miggery
d)
hid in Miggery's dress
10.
Who acted as Miggery's conscience?
a)
Roscuro
b)
Despereaux
c)
Gregory
d)
Pea
11.
Who is Miggery Sow really?
a)
a servant girl
b)
a princess from a far away land
c)
a mouse
12.
Despereaux is a ____________.
a)
dog
b)
elephant
c)
mouse
d)
snake
13.
Despereax had really big ____________.
a)
ears
b)
fingers
c)
toes
d)
shoes
14.
Despereaux read "_________________" in a book.
a)
beware of rats
beware of rats
beware of rats
b)
once upon a time
c)
mice can scurry
d)
stay out of the dungeon
15.
Large, mean _________ lived in the dungeon of the castle.
a)
birds
b)
monkeys
c)
slugs
d)
rats
16.
What was the honey-sweet sound that Despereaux heard?
a)
yelling
b)
laughing
c)
music
d)
crying
17.
What rule did Despereaux break?
a)
only eat crumbs
b)
never show yourself to humans
c)
be nice to your mother
d)
don't cut your hair
18.
What was the Princess's name?
a)
Princess Pea
b)
Princess Mary
c)
Princess Charlotte
d)
Princess Patty
19.
The King couldn't see very good. He thought Despereaux was a __________.
a)
cat
b)
duck
c)
bug
d)
horse
20.
How do Despereaux's parents feel when he is born?
a)
happy
b)
angry
c)
disappointed
d)
loved
21.
Antoinette is Despereaux's?
a)
mother
b)
sister
c)
father
d)
aunt
22.
What do you think the word "disappointed" means?
a)
to miss an appointment
b)
success
c)
a feeling of sadness or displeasure
23.
What did the threadmaster say to Despereaux?
a)
be brave
b)
never forget
c)
don't fall in love
d)
believe in yourself
24.
Who was one of the hooded mice that led Despereaux to the dungeon?
a)
Lester, his father
b)
Merlot, his sister
c)
Furlough, his brother
25.
What did the red thread symbolize?
a)
death
b)
love
c)
mercy
d)
forgiveness
26.
Who was on Despereaux's mind as he tumbled down the dungeon stairs?
a)
Lester
Lester
Lester
b)
Princess Pea
c)
rats
d)
mice council
27.
What does the word perfidy mean?
a)
to believe in someone
b)
to forgive someone
c)
to be disloyal or lose faith in someone
28.
Who is Gregory?
a)
jailer
b)
prisoner
c)
king
d)
butler
29.
How was Gregory's rope/thread different from Despereaux's?
a)
it saves his life
b)
it marks his death
30.
What does Gregory think about love?
a)
it is wonderful
b)
it is foolish
31.
Why is Gregory going to help Despereaux?
a)
Despereaux brought him food
b)
Despereaux will keep him company
c)
Despereaux will tell him a story
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