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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 does Faria offer to do for Dantès if he helps him escape?

2. What does Dantès tell Caderousse happened to Edmond?

3. What was General Quensel doing when he was murdered?

4. Who consoles Mercédès when Edmond is arrested?

5. Where does Franz have to go to pay Albert's ransom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dantès make an unscheduled stop? What does he do there?

2. How does Dantès get to the island with the treasure on it?

3. What does Caderousse say happened to Villefort after Dantès was imprisoned?

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

5. Why does the Count return the nicest horses in Paris? What does he do to make amends?

6. What happens to Villefort when Napoleon comes in and out of power?

7. How does Edmond's father die? What happens after this?

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

9. What kind of potion does Madame Villefort request from the Count? What warning does he give her about it?

10. What does Caderousse plan to do to get more money for his diamond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Education and knowledge are two very important themes in this book. How does education affect Dantès's life for both good and bad?

Essay Topic 2

How does Faria's religious fervor affect Dantès in his future life outside of the prison?

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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