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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. Where does Fernand meet with Baroness Danglars?

2. Why does Noirtier tell Valentine to wait before running away?

3. Who did Villefort have an affair with?

4. What is Noirtier doing when the Priest leaves Valentine's room?

5. Who has been poisoning the Villefort family members?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bertruccio so surprised about when the Count holds a dinner party at his house?

2. How does Noirtier feel after a priest is summoned to pray over the body of Valentine?

3. Why do the Villeforts' leave the ball at the Morcef's early?

4. How does Danglars react to the money his wife lost in the stock market?

5. How is Cavalcanti finally turned into the police?

6. How does Fernand find out about the Count's identity, and how does he respond?

7. What does the Count do before letting Danglars go free?

8. What does Villefort find when he returns to his home after Benedetto's trial?

9. How does the Count convince Maximillian not to kill himself?

10. What does Danglars say when Albert confronts him about denouncing his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Education and knowledge are two very important themes in this book. How does education affect Dantès's life for both good and bad?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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