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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 the Count disguise himself as when he rents the house next to Noirtier?

2. What does the doctor think killed Madame Saint-Méran?

3. How did Danglars tell his wife he was leaving her?

4. When does Mercédès recognize the Count as Dantès?

5. Who does Albert vow to kill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Count do before letting Danglars go free?

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

5. How is Cavalcanti finally turned into the police?

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

7. How does Noirtier feel after a priest is summoned to pray over the body of Valentine?

8. How does Danglars react to the money his wife lost in the stock market?

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

10. How does the Count convince Maximillian not to kill himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair? How does this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in this book are forced to sacrifice much in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters? How do their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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