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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Morrell's last surviving ship?

2. How long does Dantès work with Faria before learning about his incurable disease?

3. What is Danglars's occupation at the beginning of the book?

4. What is the name of Dantès's fiancee?

5. How did Danglars become a Baron?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Fernand and Danglars do to Dantès as revenge?

2. What kind of plans do Faria and Dantès work out together in prison?

3. How does Dantès escape the prison?

4. What does Caderousse give the Italian Priest before he leaves?

5. What is the source of the strange scraping sound Dantès hears after he decides to kill himself?

6. Why does Faria think Dantès was imprisoned when he hears the story?

7. What does Dantès do first when he gets to port? What is he so surprised about?

8. What does Maximillian Morrell ask the Count of Monte Cristo for information about?

9. How does Peppino escape execution? Why has this been done?

10. What does Franz do when he cannot raise the funds for Albert's ransom?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dantès is an incredibly patient man. What are some examples of this trait of his? How does this affect his life and his choices?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which of these characters are most motivated by jealousy? How does jealousy affect their actions and lives?

Essay Topic 3

Dumas includes some ingenious forms of irony in this book. What are some of these examples? How does their ironic nature affect the plot?

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