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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 francs does Madame Danglars lose after the false newspaper article?

2. Who does Albert vow to kill?

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

4. Where does the Count want Maximillian to meet him on the Isle of Monte Cristo?

5. How long does the Count say it will take him to cheer up Maximillian?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Cavalcanti finally turned into the police?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Haydee secure the denouncement of Fernand?

9. How does Valentine learn who has been poisoning her family members?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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