Despereaux
Chiraroscuro
Miggery Sow
Vocabulary
Characters
100

Why is he named Despereaux?

For all the sadness and despairs in the world

100

How did Roscuro feel when he went upstairs to the castle? 

Happy

100
How old was Miggery Sow when her mother died?

six


100

Despereaux's father, Lester, betrayed him. He committed ______________ with his betrayal.  

Perfidy

100

Daughter of King Phillip

Princess Pea

200

What is something that Despereaux love?

Light, stories, or the Princess Pea

200

What part of his body did Roscuro lose when he looked at the match light?

Whiskers

200

Who did her father sell her to?

Uncle


200

A huge emptiness 

Abyss

200

name of the jailer in the dungeon 

Gregory 


300

When Despereaux was born, what two things were special or different about him?

He had big ears and his eyes were open.

300

Who broke Roscuro's heart?

Princess Pea

300

Where did Uncle hit Miggery Sow?

ear


300

light

illumination


300

Despereaux's mother

Antoinette

400

What does Despereaux carry in his paw?

a handkerchief

400

What did Roscuro wear on his head?

A gold soup spoon


400

What did Miggery Sow want to be ?

a princess

400

rich, heavy woven cloths, woven with designs and hung on walls for decoration

tapestries

400

_____________ told the mouse council that Despereaux spoke to a human. 

Furlough

500

How is Despereaux punished for breaking the mouse rules?

He is thrown in the dungeon with the rats.

500

What did Roscuro take from the prisoner?

a red table cloth

500

What word does Miggery Sow repeat often ?

Gor!

500

wickedly evil 

diabolical 

500

__________ taught Roscuro how to torture prisoners. 

Bortticelli