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

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

3. Where does Fernand meet with Baroness Danglars?
(a) A church.
(b) His daughter's garden.
(c) His office.
(d) The shipyard.

4. Who tries to tell the Count not to kill Albert in the duel?
(a) Mercédès.
(b) Baron Danglars.
(c) Maximillian Morrel.
(d) Valentine Villefort.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Benedetto think is his father?

2. How long does the Count say it will take him to cheer up Maximillian?

3. Who gives the testimony that denounces Fernand?

4. Why is Maximillian angry when he first wakes up after taking the potion?

5. What causes the Count to help Maximillian with the poisonings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What shocking information comes forth at Benedetto's trial?

2. What does the Count do just before Caderousse dies?

3. How does Maximillian feel when he wakes up after taking the potion? Why?

4. How is Cavalcanti finally turned into the police?

5. Why does the Count not eat while he is at the ball at the Morcef's house?

6. How does Fernand find out about the Count's identity, and how does he respond?

7. What does Danglars say when Albert confronts him about denouncing his father?

8. What is Bertruccio so surprised about when the Count holds a dinner party at his house?

9. How does Haydee go from being a princess to a servant?

10. How does Caderousse say he escaped from prison?

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