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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 42, Belle-Isle-En-Mer, Chapter 43, The Explanations of Aramis, Chapter 44, Result of the Ideas of the King and the Ideas of D'Artagnan, and Chapter 45, The Ancestors of Porthos.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What substance is covering Monsieur Planchet when Athos and Raoul arrive to pay him a visit in Chapter 29?
(a) Dust.
(b) Flour.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Arsenic.

2. Who does the king request to see before he retires for the night on his first evening at Vaux?
(a) Aramis.
(b) D'Artagnan.
(c) Colbert.
(d) Fouquet.

3. Why is the king angry at their slow progress to Vaux in Chapter 12?
(a) He is anxious to see Fouquet's palace for the first time.
(b) He was hoping to arrive early to walk with La Valliere.
(c) He is fatigued and ready for bed.
(d) He is feeling ill and the stops are annoying him.

4. Why doesn't Porthos leave the room when D'Artagnan desires to speak secretly with Aramis in Chapter 14?
(a) Aramis asks him to stay.
(b) Porthos demands to stay and D'Artagnan conceeds.
(c) Porthos is hidden from view and D'Artagnan does not know he is in the room.
(d) He is fast asleep in a chair.

5. How much money has Fouquet borrowed and not repaid?
(a) Ten million.
(b) He is in good standing in all of his accounts.
(c) One million.
(d) Thirteen million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When D'Artagnan decides to resign, what does he think the fleet will be forced to do?

2. What does Raoul wish for before drinking from the goblet in Chapter 27?

3. What prompts D'Artagnan to suspect that Aramis is up to something in Chapter 14?

4. What aim does D'Artagnan suppose that Aramis has in his suspicious activities with Fouquet, Baisemeaux, and Percerin?

5. Why is Aramis angry with Porthos in Chapter 42?

(see the answer key)

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