The Tale of Despereaux- Ch. 15 Choose the best answer for each question.
1. Who is Gregory?
A. Despereaux's brother.
B. the jailor.
C. a rat.
2. Why is there a rope tied around Gregory's ankle?
A. He is a prisoner.
B. It's his ankle bracelet.
C. It helps him find his way out of the dungeon.
3. Why does Gregory save Despereaux?
A. He wants to hear stories.
B. He likes mice.
C. He saves all the mice in the dungeon.
4. The man blew the candle out, and the darkness descended.
Descended means.
A. Got brighter
B. Move; Fall downward
C. Got happy
5. Gregory said that stories are what?
A. light
B. Scary
C. boring

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