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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days does Napoleon reign before he is ousted again?

2. What does Caderousse do when he starts to feel uneasy?

3. Who is at Villefort's house after Dantès is arrested?

4. What does Baroness Danglars like to speculate in?

5. What is Luigi Vampa's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Noirtier plan to leave his inheritance to and why?

2. Why does Dantès decide to kill himself, and how does he intend to do this?

3. What does Villefort ask his father-in-law for after Dantès is arrested?

4. How does Faria die?

5. What do Fernand and Danglars do to Dantès as revenge?

6. What does Dantès threaten to do to his guards? What is their response?

7. What does the Count hire two men on the street to do for him?

8. Why does Faria think Dantès was imprisoned when he hears the story?

9. How does Dantès get to the island with the treasure on it?

10. What is Villefort doing when first called to meet Dantès?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dantès is able to forgive some of the men who did him wrong, but not all of them. Who was he not able to forgive? How does this inability to forgive affect his life and theirs?

Essay Topic 2

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme? How does that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 3

Dumas includes some ingenious forms of irony in this book. What are some of these examples? How does their ironic nature affect the plot?

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