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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 46, The Son of Biscarrat, Chapter 47, The Grotto of Locmaria, Chapter 48, The Grotto, and Chapter 49, A Homeric Song.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes King Louis to come to terms with his imprisonment in the Bastille?
(a) The appearance of his first meager meal.
(b) The appearance of a giant rat.
(c) The sounds of other prisoners wailing in agony.
(d) The shadow of the prison bars cast by the morning sun on his wall.

2. How does Porthos kill the captain of the guards pursing them in Chapter 49?
(a) He strikes him with an iron bar.
(b) He drowns him in the river.
(c) He strangles him.
(d) He shoots him.

3. What does Raoul give to D'Artagnan to give to Louise de La Valliere?
(a) A letter.
(b) A ring.
(c) A handkerchief.
(d) A necklace.

4. What does Aramis do to persuade Baisemeux to release the prisoner without further verifying the letter is not a forgery?
(a) He writes a letter verfiying the order.
(b) He threatens Baisemeux with pistols to release the prisoner.
(c) He claims that he saw the order signed in his presence.
(d) He gets Baisemeux drunk and then persuades him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two people overhear the king tell La Valliere he loves her in Chapter 13?

2. What does Aramis ask a fisherman to communicate to D'Artagnan in Chapter 42?

3. What is the name of the play being composed for the fete at Vaux in Chapter 6?

4. Why does Philippe have difficulty understanding what Anne of Austria whispers in his ear in Chapter 24?

5. What reason does D'Artagnan claim to be laughing in the end of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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