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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. Where does the Count take Maximillian when they travel?

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

3. How many francs does Madame Danglars lose after the false newspaper article?

4. Who takes Danglars to Luigi Vampa?

5. Who calls off the duel between the Count and Albert?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Caderousse say he escaped from prison?

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

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

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

10. How does Haydee secure the denouncement of Fernand?

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

Dumas includes some ingenious forms of irony in this book. What are some of these examples? How does their ironic nature affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

There are many secrets made, kept, and divulged in this book. What are some of these secrets? How does their placement in the plot affect the course of the plot and the characters involved in the secrets?

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