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.

Why is Gregory going to help Despereaux?

Despereaux will tell him a story.

Despereaux will keep him company.

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 doesn't care about rodents either way.

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.

What is the purpose of Gregory's rope?

to show him the way back to the dungeon's entrance when he is delivering food to prisoners

to keep him a prisoner in the dungeon

to keep him from escaping his cell

Which mouse rule is the MOST important to the mouse community?

Mice must be born with their eyes closed.

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 believe that he will be killed by the rats, which is punishment for what he's done.

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 want him to speak with the rats about working together to make the castle a better place to live for mice and rats.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is Furlough so mad at Despereaux in the library?

He was supposed to eat dinner with his family.

He wanted Despereaux to go with him to look for cheese.

He wants Despereaux to act like other mice and eat the books and hide from the light.

He isn't really mad. He likes that Despereaux is different.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are three things that makes Despereaux different from other mice?

He is smaller than an average mouse.

His ears are huge.

All are correct.l

He was born with his eyes open.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Antoinette ask for after giving birth to a young mouse?

Her makeup

Her brush

Her mirror

Her perfume

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who scurried to tell father the news that Despereaux was sitting at the foot of the king and the Princess was touching him?

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Despereaux

Which of the following are mouse traits that Despereaux does NOT have?

What is Despereaux doing in the library?

Why is Furlough so mad at Despereaux in the library?

How does Antionette react to Despereaux when he is born?

What are three things that makes Despereaux different from other mice?

What did Antoinette ask for after giving birth to a young mouse?

Who scurried to tell father the news that Despereaux was sitting at the foot of the king and the Princess was touching him?

How do Despereaux's parents feel when he is born?

Who was one of the hooded mice that led Despereaux to the dungeon?

What did the red thread symbolize?

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