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The Tale of Despereaux

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  • Why did Despereaux close his eyes while he was being led by Botticelli through the dungeon?
    There were piles of mouse bones.
  • Why did Despereaux forgive his father?
    To save himself.
  • How old was Miggery Sow when her mother died?
    7
  • What broke Roscuro’s heart?
    The look given to him by the princess.
  • The new prisoner in the dungeon once traded his daughter for what?
    A red tablecloth, a hen, a handful of cigarettes.
  • What was Despereaux supposed to do with the book?
    He was supposed to eat the paper.
  • With Despereaux and Roscuro facing each other, what caused Roscuro to have a change of heart?
    He smelled soup.
  • What happened to Despereaux when he saw Princess Pea?
    He fell in love.
  • Why was Mig not bothered by the stench in the dungeon?
    She does not have a good sense of smell.
  • He was sitting on a bag of flour high atop a shelf in the pantry crying for what he had lost. What had Despereaux lost?
    His tail.
  • What did the king declare to be outlaws?
    Rats
  • Why did Cook break the law and decide to make soup again?
    Because they were difficult times.
  • Despereaux heard something that sounded like __________. (hint: description of music)
    honey
  • What do Miggery Sow and Princess Pea have in common?
    Both mothers died.
  • “No mouse is ever born with his __________ .” (hint: the circumstances of Despereaux’s birth)
    eyes open
  • Why were there spoons and bowls piled in the dungeon?
    The king made soup illegal.
  • What shocks Despereaux about the mice who led take him to the dungeon?
    One of them is his brother.
  • According to Botticelli, what is the meaning of life?
    Suffering
  • Roscuro fell off the chandelier. Then what happened?
    He fell into the soup and the queen died.
  • What were the first words that Despereaux ever read?
    ONCE UPON A TIME
  • Do not ever, under any circumstances, reveal yourself to __________. (hint: one of the rules of the mouse community)
    humans
  • What did Despereaux have to wear when being sent to the dungeon?
    The red thread of death.
  • What happened to Chiaroscuro when he saw the light from Gregory’s match?
    He fell in love with the light.
  • Mig’s ears resemble what vegetable?
    Cauliflower
  • Why was Despereaux given his name?
    For all the sadness and despair of his mother.
  • What country is Despereaux’s mother from?
    She is from France.
  • What happened when Mig put on the crown of the princess?
    It slipped down onto her ears because her head was too small.
  • Adieu is the French word for __________?
    farewell
  • In honor of her son being sent to the dungeon, what did Antoinette do?
    She put on lots of makeup.
  • What will likely happen to Despereaux in the dungeon?
    He will be eaten by rats.
  • Mig has aspirations (hope). What are those aspirations?
    To be a princess.
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