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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 Mercédès plead with the Count not to do?

2. Who gives the testimony that denounces Fernand?

3. How does Fernand die?

4. Who has been poisoning the Villefort family members?

5. Who does Villefort ask about the Count's intentions in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What shocking information comes forth at Benedetto's trial?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Caderousse say he escaped from prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which characters are most affected by this? What are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Who were the victims of Dantès's lust for revenge? How does he take his revenge on these characters?

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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