WorksheetsThe Tale of Despereaux Chapter Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What did Despereaux. start to not believe in in chapter 11?
Happy Endings
Himself
Princess Pea
The mouse council
What did the thread master say to Despereaux?
Never forget
Be brave
Always believe in yourself
don't fall in love
What did Antionette say to Despereaux. before he was taken away?
Adieu
Take me instead
I love you
Be brave
What did the guard say will happen to Despereaux. in the Dungeon?
The rats will get to him
He will starve
He will never see his family
Who brought Despereaux to the mouse council?
Toulese
Merlot
Furlough
Antoinette
How many mice are in the mouse council?
14
10
5
22
Despereaux broke the rules because of music and because of ___.
dancing
reading
happiness
love
Despereaux's punishment was ___.
to go to jail
to be sent to the dungeon
to be sent out of the castle
to have his tail cut off
Despereaux was worried because, in the dungeon, there will be no stained-glass windows, books, or ____.
Lester and Antoinette
Furlough
Princess Pea
King Phillip
Despereaux was wondering if there was really a ___ ever after.
happily
marriage
baby
love
Whose job was it to take Despereaux to the dungeon?
the king
head of the mouse council
Lester
the threadmaster
Antoinette, Despereaux's mother, wore a lot of ___ the day Despereaux was taken to the dungeon.
clothes
perfume
hair spray
makeup
Antoinette was told that the rats will ___ Despereaux.
play with
eat
hunt
shase
Antoinette's last word to Despereaux was 'adieu' which is French for ___.
farewell
hello
have fun
good luck
This is a sentence from the story...it is an example of what?
Perfidy. Pea. Perfidy. Pea. These were the words that pinwheeled
simile
alliteration
idiom
hyperbole
This illustration shows?
3 mice walking in line at school
two large mice taking Despereaux to the dungeon
three mice following a treasure map
Despereaux talking to the other mice about Princess Pea
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.
Princess Pea pushed him down the steps
He tripped over some rocks and fell down the steps
He was wondering around and got lost
He was pushed down the steps into the dungeon
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.
to see if any of them fell out
to count them
to see if any of them are broken
to see if he could stand up and still walk
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.
simile
metaphor
personification
its not figurative language
What did the dungeon smell like?
Death
Suffering
Despair
All of the Above
Who is Gregory?
The Cook
Despereaux's Father
The King
The Jailer
What mouse was underneath the first hood?
The Cook
Furlough
Antoinette
Princess Pea
Lester
What does the red thread represent?
Sorrow
Life
Happiness
Death
What was choking Despereaux's neck?
Furlough's hands
brown rope
red thread
rat's tale
To Despereaux, the dungeon was ___ and ___.
dark, smelly
wet, bright
smelly, wet
dark, slippery
Despereaux decided he would be ___.
scared
quiet
strong
brave
What did Despereaux think are the most important words?
happily ever after
once upon a time
roses are red, violets are blue
time heal all wounds
Gregory can save Despereaux's life because Despereaux can ___.
tell funny jokes
play the guitar
sing songs
tell Gregory a story.
What is the definition of despair?
to be without hope
to be angry
to be scared
What is the definition of rodent?
a giant bird
a big animal
a gnawing mammal
What is the definition of adore?
to hate someone
to love and respect deeply
to like someone
What is the definition of abyss?
a deep, bottomless hole
a big lake to jump in
a big hole with a lake at the bottom
What is the definition of squint?
eyes wide open
partially closed eyes
mouth partially closed
