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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Villefort say when he sees Maximillian in Valentine's room?
(a) Accuses him of killing her.
(b) Falls into his arms.
(c) Commands him to leave.
(d) Laughs in his face.

2. What does Barrois drink that was poisoned?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Wine.
(c) Water.
(d) Grape juice.

3. What does Villefort tell his wife to do to avoid bringing scandal to the family?
(a) Sign some divorce papers.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Admit her faults.
(d) Kill herself.

4. What is Beauchamp's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Banker.
(c) Newspaperman.
(d) Ship builder.

5. Where does Albert pan to go after her mother retrieves the money from Marseilles?
(a) America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Greece.
(d) Africa.

6. Why does Noirtier tell Valentine to wait before running away?
(a) He wants to help her.
(b) He needs to get some money for her.
(c) He wants to tell Villefort.
(d) He wants to prepare to go with her.

7. What causes the Count to help Maximillian with the poisonings?
(a) Hearing Valentine is in trouble.
(b) Knowing it might be Noirtier doing the poisoning.
(c) Hearing Maximillian talk about his father.
(d) Seeing how much Maximillian loves Valentine.

8. Who does Danglars want his daughter to marry?
(a) The Count of Monte Cristo.
(b) Bertruccio.
(c) Andrea Cavalcanti.
(d) Benedetto Villefort.

9. Why is Maximillian angry when he first wakes up after taking the potion?
(a) He wanted to sleep longer.
(b) He is alone on the island.
(c) Mercédès is not with him.
(d) He thought he was taking poison.

10. What does Albert choose to do when he hears the truth about his father?
(a) File for a divorcement for his mother.
(b) Leave the house without any money.
(c) Protect his father's name.
(d) Challenge his father to a duel.

11. Why will Valentine not run away with Maximillian?
(a) She knows Maximillian is not wealthy.
(b) She will not disobey her father.
(c) She thinks this is what her grandfather wants.
(d) She does not love him.

12. Why does the Count say he has not finished one of the rooms in his house?
(a) He wants a woman to design it.
(b) He has been too busy.
(c) He feels the spirit of a mother there.
(d) He likes it too much to change it.

13. Who does the Count apologize to near the end of the book?
(a) Mercédès.
(b) Valentine.
(c) Albert.
(d) Villefort.

14. Where did Haydée hide while Greece was being attacked by the armies?
(a) A dungeon.
(b) An abandoned house.
(c) A cave.
(d) A tree.

15. Who calls off the duel between the Count and Albert?
(a) Fernand.
(b) The Count.
(c) Mercédès.
(d) Albert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Haydée refuse to leave the Count?

2. Where did Dantès bury money for Mercédès?

3. Where is the Count when Albert challenges him to a duel?

4. Where does Danglars think Count Morcef was involved in a scandal?

5. What does the Count disguise himself as when he rents the house next to Noirtier?

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