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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 want Maximillian to meet him on the Isle of Monte Cristo?

2. What does Mercédès plead with the Count not to do?

3. What does Villefort tell his wife to do to avoid bringing scandal to the family?

4. Why does Haydée refuse to leave the Count?

5. What does the Count tell a group of people he dug up in his back yard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. How does Caderousse say he escaped from prison?

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

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

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

8. How does Haydee secure the denouncement of Fernand?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Maximillian and Valentine. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of places in this plot, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Jealousy is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which of these characters are most motivated by jealousy? How does jealousy affect their actions and lives?

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