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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. How much money does the king win during his card game at Vaux?
(a) He loses money, but is given one hundred pistoles as a consolation.
(b) He does not lose or win anything, but breaks even.
(c) One thousand pistoles.
(d) Three thousand pistoles.

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

3. In Chapter 5, Porthos has difficulty recalling Moliere's name correctly and instead calls him by what name, numerous times?
(a) Mondan.
(b) Poquelin.
(c) Voliere.
(d) Pierrefonds.

4. What does Baisemeaux do after he receives the order for the king's release from Fouquet endorsed by Louis?
(a) He flees the Bastille.
(b) He strikes his own jaw with his fist.
(c) He puts his head in his hands and cries.
(d) He writes his account of what happened.

5. When D'Artagnan decides to resign, what does he think the fleet will be forced to do?
(a) Wait for his replacement.
(b) Return to Nantes.
(c) Return to Paris.
(d) Attack without him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the figures on the Bastille clock represent?

2. What does Aramis do when Baisemeaux is not looking in Chapter 8?

3. Who does King Louis blame for his imprisonment in Chapter 18?

4. Why is D'Artagnan confused when Philippe (masquerading as the king) asks where Aramis is in Chapter 24?

5. What is unique about the postilion of the final relay of in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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