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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Wine of Melun, Chapter 13, Nectar and Ambrosia, and Chapter 14, A Gascon and a gascon and a half.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Percerin give to D'Artagnan for being pressed for time and unable to help him and Porthos in Chapter 4?
(a) He is busy working on all of his financial records.
(b) He is making five costumes for the King.
(c) He is training his apprentices.
(d) He is making his own outfit for the party at Vaux.

2. In Chapter 4, what follies does Aramis tell D'Artagnan he has given up?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Practicing fencing.
(c) Playing music.
(d) Writing poetry.

3. What does Aramis do when Baisemeaux is not looking in Chapter 8?
(a) He steals the keys to several cells.
(b) He drops his hat out of the window as a signal.
(c) He switches the letter of release for a forgery.
(d) He puts some sleeping medicine in Baisemeaux's wine.

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

5. According to Aramis's plan, when Philippe takes the throne, what will become of Louis XIV's wife?
(a) She will be imprisoned with her husband.
(b) She be killed by an assassin.
(c) She will be married to Phillippe.
(d) A divorce will be consented to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the village where the prisoner spent his early years?

2. Which famous French poet does D'Artagnan see hiding in disguise at Percerin's house in Chapter 3?

3. Who waited on the king during the dinner during Chapter 13?

4. Why do Porthos and D'Artagnan approach Percerin's house on foot in Chapter 3?

5. What is title is Aramis recognized by in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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