Book to Movie Online Contest

 


The contest is open to children and young adults residing in Sarasota County and surrounding areas. While others may participate for fun, prizes will only be awarded to those who reside in Florida.  If you have any questions please feel free to  contact us via email.

1) In the book, when Despereaux meets Princess Pea, the King is with her and sees Despereaux when she points him out to the King. Is Princess Pea with anyone when she first meets and talks to Despereaux?

Yes, she is with the King like in the book.
Yes, she is with Miggery Sow.
Yes, she is with Andre, the cook.
No, she is alone.


2) In the movie, there is an annual holiday for soup in the kingdom of Dor. Is there a holiday for soup in the book?

Yes
No, but there is a holiday for spoons.
No, the queen loved soup but there was no holiday.
There is no mention of soup in the book.

3) In the book, Miggery Sow was sold to be a slave to a stranger by her father. What happens in the movie?

She is given to her uncle because her father cannot take care of her.
She is sold to be a slave to a stranger by her father like the book.
She grows up happy with her Mother and Father.
She is born in the castle and is raised to be a slave.

4) In the movie, Roscuro journeys to Dor aboard a ship. Does this happen in the book?

Yes, Roscuro journeys aboard a ship like the movie.
No, Roscuro rides on a horse-drawn carriage to get to Dor.

No, Roscuro is born in the castle's dungeon in Dor and lives there his entire life.
No, Roscuro never goes to Dor.

5) In the book, the thread master ties the red thread around Despereaux's neck as a sign of shame. Where does he tie it in the movie?

Around his tail.
Around his waist.
Around his neck like the book.
Around his leg.

6) In the movie, Miggery Sow is hard of hearing but the reason for this is never explained. How is it explained in the book?

She is born like that.
The man who owned her mistreated her by beating her ears until they looked like cauliflowers.
She was clumsy and hit her head frequently.
She didn't have hearing problems in the book.

7) In the book, Despereaux is given the needle to use as a sword when he is sent into the dungeon. When does he get it in the movie?

When he goes to the dungeon like the movie.
At their school.
When he visits the Princess Pea.
When he visits the thread master to get thread to help him find his way out of the dungeon when he   

     tries to save the Princess Pea.

8) In the movie, Despereaux faces the rats when he is sent to the dungeon by the mouse council. What happens in the book?

He faces the rats like the movie.
He meets the jailor, Gregory, and tells him a story. After this, Gregory sets Despereaux free.
He meets the Princess Pea in the dungeon.
He meets Miggery Sow in the dungeon.

9) In the book, Despereaux has his tail cut off by the cook. Does this happen in the movie?

Yes
No

10) In the movie, the outlawing of soup affects the weather and causes it not to rain. What happens in the book?

The outlawing of soup does not affect the weather.
The outlawing of soup affects the weather and causes it not to rain like the movie.
The outlawing of soup makes it snow.
The outlawing of soup causes a tornado.

11) In the book, Gregory the jailer dies in the dungeon. What happens to him in the movie?

He dies in the dungeon like the book.
He is reunited with his daughter.
He gets promoted to royal cook.

He escapes from the dungeon and runs away.

12) In the movie, Despereaux attends mouse school and learns how to be afraid. How is he taught about being a mouse in the book?

Roscuro teaches him.
He attends school like the movie.
His brothers and sisters teach him.
The mouse council teaches him.

13) In the book, one of the prisoners in the dungeon is Miggery Sow's real father. Who is her real father in the move?

The King.
The Cook. 
One of the prisoners in the dungeon like the book.
Gregory, the jailer.

14) In the movie Boldo, the soup genie, helps the cook make the royal soup. Is he in the book?

Yes
No

15) In the book, Despereaux's father is on the Mouse council. Is this the case in the movie?

Yes
No