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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 calls off the duel between the Count and Albert?

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

3. Who does the Count bribe to get a false newspaper article printed?

4. Who does the Count apologize to near the end of the book?

5. Who plans to tell Benedetto who his father is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Caderousse say he escaped from prison?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of different settings in this book. Describe some of these settings. Why might Dumas have chosen these settings for this plot to take place?

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

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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