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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Aramis do with the document that calls for the release of Marchiali?
(a) He takes it for safe keeping.
(b) He burns it in the fire.
(c) He tears it up.
(d) He gives it back to Baisemeaux.

3. Which famous French poet does D'Artagnan see hiding in disguise at Percerin's house in Chapter 3?
(a) Rosseau.
(b) Charles Perrault.
(c) Moliere.
(d) Jean de la Fontaine.

4. How many brothers does Aramis claim to have in Chapter 9?
(a) 4.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. How does Fouquet regard Aramis's act of abducting Louis XIV?
(a) He is indifferent to the action.
(b) He regards it as a great crime and it angers him.
(c) He views it as great luck for him.
(d) The fate of Louis saddens him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What house did the late Madame du Vallon have a chamber with a secret door in?

2. Why does Philippe totter and seem a bit unstable when he goes for a walk around the carriage in Chapter 10?

3. What aim does D'Artagnan suppose that Aramis has in his suspicious activities with Fouquet, Baisemeaux, and Percerin?

4. In Chapter 2, who does D'Artagnan plan to take Porthos to, to solve his problem?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Raoul want to go to Africa and join the army?

2. Why is Fouquet surprised that Aramis would lodge himself above the king in Chapter 11?

3. What does Moliere do to quell Porthos's indignation in Chapter IV, when it is proposed that he should be measured for his outfit?

4. When D'Artagnan chides Louise at the grave of Raoul, what is her response?

5. How does Biscarrat try to convince the captain to let Aramis and Porthos go in Chapter 48?

6. How does Anne of Austria respond when she sees both of her sons in the same room in Chapter 24?

7. When Porthos asks what they should do if they see Biscarrat in Chapter 47, how does Aramis respond?

8. In Chapter 1, Aramis desires the prisoner to become King for what reason?

9. Describe the two figures who take the king in custody when he finds himself taken from his room and in a subterranean passage.

10. What has Athos been preparing for in Chapter 57 and 58?

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