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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, A Night at the Bastille, Chapter 19, The Shadow of M. Fouquet, Chapter 20, The Morning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the king claim to be suffering from to Valliere in Chapter 14?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Humiliation.
(c) Illness.
(d) He will not tell her what has upset him.

2. In Chapter 9, what does Aramis claim has consecrated Philippe to be king?
(a) The will of the people.
(b) The legitimacy of his birth.
(c) The misdeeds of Louis XIV.
(d) The persecution he has undergone.

3. What interrupts Baisemeux's meal with Aramis?
(a) A servant coming with a message.
(b) A courier with a letter of release.
(c) A problem in the prison.
(d) Baisemeux's wife enters with an invitation from Fouquet.

4. Why do Porthos and D'Artagnan approach Percerin's house on foot in Chapter 3?
(a) It is a rule that everyone is to approach Percerin's house on foot.
(b) Their horses are tired and can go no further.
(c) To move ahead of the line of waiting carriages.
(d) They want to enter Percerin's house secretly.

5. What does Aramis do when Baisemeaux is not looking in Chapter 8?
(a) He steals the keys to several cells.
(b) He puts some sleeping medicine in Baisemeaux's wine.
(c) He drops his hat out of the window as a signal.
(d) He switches the letter of release for a forgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. When D'Artagnan comes to visit Porthos in Chapter 2, what reason does Porthos give for his melancholy?

2. Why is the king angry at their slow progress to Vaux in Chapter 12?

3. Who told Porthos to arrive at Vaux twenty-four hours before the party?

4. What prompts D'Artagnan to suspect that Aramis is up to something in Chapter 14?

5. What cell is the king placed in at the Bastille in Chapter 17?

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