WorksheetsThe Tale of Despereaux Chapter Questions
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 35mins
Which of the following are mouse traits that Despereaux does NOT have?
He does not scurry.
All are correct.
He reads books instead of chewing the pages.
He does not search for crumbs of food.
What is Despereaux doing in the library?
He is nibbling on the books.
He is hiding from the Mouse Council.
He is watching the Princess Pea.
He is reading a fairy tale.
How does Antionette react to Despereaux when he is born?
She thinks he won't live, and isn't very worried about it.
She loves him immediately, and is worried that he seems different.
She is angry at Lester for allowing most of the mice babies to die.
She is sad that all the other mice babies died, but happy that Despereaux survived.
What are three things that makes Despereaux different from other mice?
He is smaller than an average mouse.
His ears are huge.
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He was born with his eyes open.
Who was one of the hooded mice that led Despereaux to the dungeon?
Lester
Merlot
Furlough
Antoinette
What did the red thread symbolize?
death
love
life
forgiveness
How was Gregory's rope different from Despereaux's thread?
Gregory's rope helps save his life, while Despereaux's rope is a symbol of death.
Gregory's rope is a symbol of death, while Despereaux plans to use his thread to save his own life.
Gregory's rope is around his neck, and Despereaux's rope is around his ankle.
None are correct.
Why is Gregory going to help Despereaux?
Despereaux brought him food.
Despereaux will keep him company.
Despereaux will tell him a story.
None are correct.
What attracts Despereaux to the Princess's room?
He hears her father playing music.
The light in the Princess's room is especially bright.
He smells food in the Princess's room.
There is a book in the Princess's room that he wants to read.
How does the King feel about rodents?
Mice are okay, but rats are terrible creatures.
He loves all rodents and welcomes them in the castle.
He hates all rodents.
He doesn't care about rodents either way.
What form of figurative language does the author use when she writes about Lester beating on the drum?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Personification
Idiom
What is the author's purpose in including the sound of the drum beating to call the Mouse Council?
to create suspense and foreshadow trouble for Despereaux
to excite the reader with happy beats on the drum
to make the reader sad that Despereaux is going to get in trouble
to create a playful mood in the reader
How is the beating of the drum different from the music Despereaux hears coming from the Princess's room?
The music in the Princess's room is joyful, while the drum beats are threatening.
The music in the Princess's room is threatening, while the drum beats are joyful.
Nothing is different. Both are threatening and foreshadow trouble for Despereaux.
Nothing is different. Both are joyful and show how much Despereaux likes music.
Which of the following would probably be most interesting to Despereaux?
listening to rap music
reading poetry
exploring dark caves
skydiving
What is the purpose of Gregory's rope?
to keep him a prisoner in the dungeon
to keep him from escaping his cell
to show him the way back to the dungeon's entrance when he is delivering food to prisoners
none are correct
Which mouse rule is the MOST important to the mouse community?
Mice must scurry.
Mice must hunt for food.
Mice must be born with their eyes closed.
Mice must not talk to humans.
Which of the following is the most likely reason that speaking to humans is a very important mouse rule?
It helps keep the mouse community safe from humans who might want to get rid of the mice in the castle if they knew they were there.
It helps keep the mice's secret that they can speak and know what the humans are really saying.
Humans might want to gather the mice and sell them to a carnival to make money on talking mice.
Humans might realize that the mice are smarter than them and call and exterminator.
What is the Mouse Council's purpose in sending Despereaux to the dungeon?
They want him to spend time in the dark thinking about what he's done.
They want him to get lost forever in the dungeon to punish him for what he's done.
They believe that he will be killed by the rats, which is punishment for what he's done.
They want him to speak with the rats about working together to make the castle a better place to live for mice and rats.
