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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Aramis relates the whole conspiracy to Athos in Chapter 26, what is Athos's judgment?
(a) It was a poor idea of Aramis's.
(b) Philiippe deserves to be king.
(c) Fouquet is a fool.
(d) The conspiracy was a crime.

2. Where does Fouquet suggest that Aramis should go as a place of refuge in Chapter 21?
(a) Paris.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Spain.
(d) Belle-Isle.

3. Who does Baisemeaux think that Aramis resembles in Chapter 7?
(a) D'Artagnan.
(b) Fouquet.
(c) Monsieur de la Fere.
(d) Cardinal de la Rochelle.

4. How much taller is Porthos than Mouston?
(a) One foot.
(b) One foot and a half.
(c) Four inches.
(d) They are exactly the same height.

5. Once the king has been imprisoned in the Bastille, where does Porthos go?
(a) He goes into Paris to drink with some friends.
(b) He goes to his chateaux.
(c) He stays at the Bastille to guard the prisoner until Aramis returns.
(d) He returns to Vaux.

6. What does Fouquet request of Aramis after he draws his sword in Chapter 21?
(a) He challenges Aramis to a duel.
(b) He asks Aramis to retrieve Louis.
(c) He asks Aramis to kill Philippe.
(d) He asks Aramis to take his life.

7. What does Fouquet regard as good omen in Chapter 20?
(a) The early rainshower in the morning.
(b) The position of his sword.
(c) The sound of an early morning bird call.
(d) The position of his eggs when breakfast was served.

8. Where does Aramis invite Monsieur Moliere to go, in the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) St. Mande.
(b) The the palace.
(c) Aramis's home.
(d) Vaux.

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

10. Why is Raoul in need of consolation from his father in Chapter 26?
(a) He has suffered from a long illness.
(b) His best friend has just died.
(c) He has been stripped of his commission in the army.
(d) He has discovered Louise La Valliere's infidelity with the king.

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

12. Why is the king angry at their slow progress to Vaux in Chapter 12?
(a) He is feeling ill and the stops are annoying him.
(b) He is fatigued and ready for bed.
(c) He is anxious to see Fouquet's palace for the first time.
(d) He was hoping to arrive early to walk with La Valliere.

13. Why is D'Artagnan confused when Philippe (masquerading as the king) asks where Aramis is in Chapter 24?
(a) D'Artagnan believes that Aramis is on a mission for the king.
(b) D'Artagnan does not understand the king's friendliness with Aramis.
(c) D'Artagnan does not know Aramis is gone.
(d) D'Artagnan notices a difference in Philippe that he cannot identify.

14. What sentence would befall those who try to communicate with the prisoner "Marchiali" after he is re-incarcerated?
(a) Ten years impriosonment.
(b) Exile.
(c) Lifetime imprisonment.
(d) Death.

15. Why does Aramis propose they take their carriage off of the road so they can converse in Chapter 8?
(a) He does not want to take the carriage off of the road, but wants to have the conversation immediately.
(b) He does not want another carriage to stop and offer assistance to them.
(c) The carriage is broken and needs to be repaired.
(d) They want to abandon the carriage and not have it draw suspicion.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aramis's plan, when Philippe takes the throne, what will become of Louis XIV's wife?

2. Where does D'Artagnan sleep in Fouquet's room in Chapter 19?

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

4. What does is the order that Aramis gives to D'Artagnan for in Chapter 20?

5. How did the prisoner discover that the lady who visited him monthly during his childhood was the Queen?

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