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The Tale of Despereaux Chapter Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Despereaux. start to not believe in in chapter 11?

a)

Happy Endings

b)

Himself

c)

Princess Pea

d)

The mouse council

2.
True or False? The threadmaster seemed interested in Princess Pea.
a)
True
b)
False
3.

What did the thread master say to Despereaux?

a)

Never forget

b)

Be brave

c)

Always believe in yourself

d)

don't fall in love

4.
What does the word adieu mean?
a)
Farewell
b)
re-do
c)
Hello
d)
to do something
5.
What does the word ominous mean?
a)
Sad and depressing
b)
happy
c)
honest
d)
true
6.

What did Antionette say to Despereaux. before he was taken away?

a)

Adieu

b)

Take me instead

c)

I love you

d)

Be brave

7.

What did the guard say will happen to Despereaux. in the Dungeon?

a)

The rats will get to him

b)

He will starve

c)

He will never see his family

8.

Who brought Despereaux to the mouse council?

a)

Toulese

b)

Merlot

c)

Furlough

d)

Antoinette

9.

How many mice are in the mouse council?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

5

d)

22

10.

Despereaux broke the rules because of music and because of ___.

a)

dancing

b)

reading

c)

happiness

d)

love

11.

Despereaux's punishment was ___.

a)

to go to jail

b)

to be sent to the dungeon

c)

to be sent out of the castle

d)

to have his tail cut off

12.

Despereaux was worried because, in the dungeon, there will be no stained-glass windows, books, or ____.

a)

Lester and Antoinette

b)

Furlough

c)

Princess Pea

d)

King Phillip

13.

Despereaux was wondering if there was really a ___ ever after.

a)

happily

b)

marriage

c)

baby

d)

love

14.

Whose job was it to take Despereaux to the dungeon?

a)

the king

b)

head of the mouse council

c)

Lester

d)

the threadmaster

15.

Antoinette, Despereaux's mother, wore a lot of ___ the day Despereaux was taken to the dungeon.

a)

clothes

b)

perfume

c)

hair spray

d)

makeup

16.

Antoinette was told that the rats will ___ Despereaux.

a)

play with

b)

eat

c)

hunt

d)

shase

17.

Antoinette's last word to Despereaux was 'adieu' which is French for ___.

a)

farewell

b)

hello

c)

have fun

d)

good luck

18.

This is a sentence from the story...it is an example of what?

Perfidy. Pea. Perfidy. Pea. These were the words that pinwheeled

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

19.

This illustration shows?

a)

3 mice walking in line at school

b)

two large mice taking Despereaux to the dungeon

c)

three mice following a treasure map

d)

Despereaux talking to the other mice about Princess Pea

20.

Look at this sentence from the story. How did he get here?

DESPEREAUX LAY ON HIS BACK at the bottom of the steps and touched the bones in his body one by one. They were all there. And, amazingly, they were unbroken.

a)

Princess Pea pushed him down the steps

b)

He tripped over some rocks and fell down the steps

c)

He was wondering around and got lost

d)

He was pushed down the steps into the dungeon

21.

Why do you think he is touching his bones?


DESPEREAUX LAY ON HIS BACK at the bottom of the steps and touched the bones in his body one by one. They were all there. And, amazingly, they were unbroken.

a)

to see if any of them fell out

b)

to count them

c)

to see if any of them are broken

d)

to see if he could stand up and still walk

22.

Look at this from chapter 14: What type of figurative language is it?

“Pea,” said Despereaux, and the name of his beloved was immediately swallowed up by the darkness.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

its not figurative language

23.

What did the dungeon smell like?

a)

Death

b)

Suffering

c)

Despair

d)

All of the Above

24.

Who is Gregory?

a)

The Cook

b)

Despereaux's Father

c)

The King

d)

The Jailer

25.

What mouse was underneath the first hood?

a)

The Cook

b)

Furlough

c)

Antoinette

d)

Princess Pea

e)

Lester

26.

What does the red thread represent?

a)

Sorrow

b)

Life

c)

Happiness

d)

Death

27.

What was choking Despereaux's neck?

a)

Furlough's hands

b)

brown rope

c)

red thread

d)

rat's tale

28.

To Despereaux, the dungeon was ___ and ___.

a)

dark, smelly

b)

wet, bright

c)

smelly, wet

d)

dark, slippery

29.

Despereaux decided he would be ___.

a)

scared

b)

quiet

c)

strong

d)

brave

30.

What did Despereaux think are the most important words?

a)

happily ever after

b)

once upon a time

c)

roses are red, violets are blue

d)

time heal all wounds

31.

Gregory can save Despereaux's life because Despereaux can ___.

a)

tell funny jokes

b)

play the guitar

c)

sing songs

d)

tell Gregory a story.

32.

What is the definition of despair?

a)

to be without hope

b)

to be angry

c)

to be scared

33.

What is the definition of rodent?

a)

a giant bird

b)

a big animal

c)

a gnawing mammal

34.

What is the definition of adore?

a)

to hate someone

b)

to love and respect deeply

c)

to like someone

35.

What is the definition of abyss?

a)

a deep, bottomless hole

b)

a big lake to jump in

c)

a big hole with a lake at the bottom

36.

What is the definition of squint?

a)

eyes wide open

b)

partially closed eyes

c)

mouth partially closed