The Tale of Desperaux Flashcards
What did King Phillp call Despereaux?
He called him a bug.
What did Mig’s dad sell her for?
A handful of cigarettes, a red tablecloth, and a hen.
What soup was made on the day the queen died?
Chicken, watercress, and garlic.
How old was Mig when she saw the princess?
She was seven years old.
Why did King Phillp outlaw soup?
Because Queen Rosemary died from the shock of Roscuro in her soup.
How did Mig end up from Uncle’s house to the castle?
It was against the law to own another person and one of the king’s soliders took her to the castle.
What did Mig want in the end?
She wanted her ma.
Why did Roscuro chew on Gregory’s rope?
So that Gregory wouldn’t find Princess Pea and bring her back upstairs.
What was Mig’s happily ever after?
She got reunited with her dad.
What song did King Phillp play for Despereaux?
A song about deep purple falling over sleeply garden walls.
What did Roscuro love and was amazed by?
Light because he saw light and he was amazed by it.
At the beginning of the story, Despereaux said he heard something that sounded like honey. What was it?
It was the king playing his guitar for the princess.
What did Mig really want before she was taken into the dungeon?
She wanted to be a princess.
When the cook tells Mig to kill Despereaux, what happens?
She chops off his tail, but he didn’t die.
When were the two times that Despereaux’s dad was crying and why?
First, because he felt badly for voting for Despereaux to be sent into the dungeon. Second, because Despereaux forgave him for not stopping him going to the dungeon.
What was Despereaux’s dream and why was it important to the story?
His dream was that he saw a knight in shining armor and the knight took off his helmet and there was nothing there. It was important to the story because Despereaux realized that he needed to be the knight in shining armor.
When Despereaux was born, what made him immediately different from all of the other mice?
He was born with his eyes open, and everybody else thought that was weird.
What makes Despereaux’s brother, Furlough, report Despereaux to the mouse council?
Furlough saw Despereaux with the princess and mice are not supposed to go near humans, so Furlough was shocked and disappointed in his brother.
In Roscuro’s plan to get revenge on the princess, what did Roscuro promise Mig that did not happen?
He promised to make her the princess.
When Roscuro goes out to see the light and gets on the chandelier in the castle, what did the princess say that made Roscuro fall into the queen’s bowl of soup?
The princess said “It’s a RAT” and Roscuro thought that rat was such a nasty word. His disgust in the word made him lose his balance and fall.
