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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. Who has been poisoning the Villefort family members?

2. What does the pill the Count gives Valentine cause her to do?

3. Where did Haydée hide while Greece was being attacked by the armies?

4. Where does the Count take Maximillian when they travel?

5. What does Eugenie dress like to flee the country?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Villeforts' leave the ball at the Morcef's early?

3. How does Maximillian get Valentine to agree to run away with him?

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

5. What has Noirtier been giving Valentine every day? Why?

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

7. How does Haydee secure the denouncement of Fernand?

8. What does Villefort find when he returns to his home after Benedetto's trial?

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

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

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

Many characters in this book were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances? How were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Maximillian and Valentine. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes?

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