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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. How many days does Napoleon reign before he is ousted again?

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

3. What is the name of Julie's husband?

4. Who takes Dantès to the next port after he escapes?

5. Why does Albert wander away from Franz during the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dantès threaten to do to his guards? What is their response?

2. How does Dantès get alone on the island with the treasure? What does he do while he is alone?

3. How does Mercédès react to meeting the Count of Monte Cristo?

4. Why does Valentine say Madame Villefort is jealous of her?

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

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

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

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

9. What does the Count hire two men on the street to do for him?

10. Why does Villefort change his mind about being merciful to Dantès?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The separation of classes is quite a significant theme in this book. What are these classes? How does this separation affect the characters belonging to them?

Essay Topic 2

What does Dantès learn from his time in prison? How does this knowledge affect his life when he finally escaped the prison?

Essay Topic 3

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in the plot. What are some of the best examples of this theme? How does the presence of this theme affect the outcome of this book?

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