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The Tale of Desperaux

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The setting of the story was:

a)

A house

b)

The King's Castle

c)

A grassy field

2.

What was different about Desperaux?

a)

He was extremely large

b)

He had unusually large ears

c)

He wore a red cloak

d)

He was actually a rat

3.

In the beginning, what was Desperaux doing in the library?

a)

Reading a fairy tale that inspired him to want a "happily ever after"

b)

Eating cheese

c)

At the mouse council meeting

d)

Running up and down the bookshelves

4.

How did the Queen die?

a)

She got in a car crash

b)

She was old

c)

She died in her sleep

d)

Roscuro fell into her soup bowl

5.

What did the King ban from his castle?

a)

Pudding & forks

b)

Soup & spoons

c)

Cake & knives

d)

Spaghetti & meatballs

6.

What did Miggery Sow want to become?

a)

A princess

b)

An adult

c)

A hair stylist

d)

A teacher

7.

What was Roscuro obsessed with?

a)

Pancakes

b)

Soup

c)

The light

d)

The Princess

8.

What was the Threadmaster's name?

a)

Antoinette

b)

Hovis

c)

Lester

d)

Gregory

9.

In the process of trying to save the Princess, Desperaux...

a)

Got his tail cut off

b)

Broke his leg

c)

Went blind

d)

Got his left hand cut off

10.

After the king refused to believe him, what did Desperaux realize?

a)

He would be the princess's knight in shining armor

b)

He was just a little mouse who couldn't do anything

c)

The Princess was in her bedroom the whole time

d)

He should live in the dungeon forever

11.

Who led Desperaux to the Princess Pea in the dungeon?

a)

Gregory the Jailer

b)

Miggery Sow

c)

Cook

d)

Boticelli Remorso

12.

What did nobody ever ask Miggery Sow?

a)

What do you want?

b)

How old are you?

c)

Are you hungry?

d)

Do you want some soup?

13.

Desperaux ended up forgiving his family for the way they treated him.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The story ends with:

a)

Miggery Sow going to jail

b)

Desperaux marrying the princess

c)

Roscuro and Boticelli becoming best friends with the mice

d)

Desperaux and the Princess becoming friends

15.

I enjoyed reading "The Tale of Desperaux".

a)

True

b)

False