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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Fouquet suggest Louis take before they return to Vaux?
(a) He suggests Louis change his clothes.
(b) He suggests Louis have a good meal.
(c) He suggests Louis take some rest with a short nap.
(d) He suggests Louis see a doctor about his wounds received in prison.

2. What is the name of the play being composed for the fete at Vaux in Chapter 6?
(a) Cachet.
(b) The play does not have a name.
(c) Facheux.
(d) Epicurere.

3. Why won't the guard fetch the governor when Louis requests him Chapter 18?
(a) He is deaf and dumb and cannot understand Louis's request.
(b) He dislikes Louis and wants to punish him.
(c) He is busy and has other prisoners to attend to.
(d) He supposes the prisoner is mad.

4. Where does Fouquet suggest that Aramis should go as a place of refuge in Chapter 21?
(a) Belle-Isle.
(b) Spain.
(c) Paris.
(d) Sweden.

5. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Chapter 4 and asks Percerin to make Porthos's outfit?
(a) Athos.
(b) Aramis.
(c) Monsieur Fouquet.
(d) The king.

6. At what time of night was Louis XIV taken from his bed?
(a) Just after dusk.
(b) The precise time of the switch is not known.
(c) Between twelve and one o'clock.
(d) Just before dawn.

7. Who does Fouquet request to speak with when he discovers that he is going to be arrested the following day?
(a) Aramis.
(b) Colbert.
(c) The king.
(d) Louise La Valliere.

8. Who told Porthos to arrive at Vaux twenty-four hours before the party?
(a) The King.
(b) D'Artagnan.
(c) Aramis.
(d) Monsieur Fouquet.

9. What does Fouquet request of Aramis after he draws his sword in Chapter 21?
(a) He challenges Aramis to a duel.
(b) He asks Aramis to take his life.
(c) He asks Aramis to kill Philippe.
(d) He asks Aramis to retrieve Louis.

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

11. 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.

12. What does Aramis do to persuade Baisemeux to release the prisoner without further verifying the letter is not a forgery?
(a) He threatens Baisemeux with pistols to release the prisoner.
(b) He claims that he saw the order signed in his presence.
(c) He gets Baisemeux drunk and then persuades him.
(d) He writes a letter verfiying the order.

13. According to Philippe in Chapter 10, who is the mortal enemy of Colbert?
(a) Fouquet.
(b) The king.
(c) Mademoiselle de la Valliere.
(d) D'Artagnan.

14. When Baisemeaux hears the noise of Louis in his cell in Chapter 18, what is his response?
(a) He is annoyed, but just continues on with his meal.
(b) He goes to see what the commotion is about.
(c) He sends a guard to silence Louis.
(d) He laughs that the prisoner has gone mad as if it is a joke.

15. How did Percerin receive his title as tailor to the king?
(a) It is a hereditary title.
(b) He was appointed due to his social connections at court.
(c) He won a design contest for the wedding of Henry III.
(d) He was elected by the guild of tailors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why aren't there fresh horses for Aramis and Porthos when they arrive at Orleans in Chapter 26?

2. In Chapter 5, Porthos has difficulty recalling Moliere's name correctly and instead calls him by what name, numerous times?

3. What did Aramis send to Philippe in the prison before he freed him from the Bastille?

4. What motivation does D'Artagnan have to get to Vaux early in Chapter 12?

5. What does Fouquet request from the king regarding Aramis and Porthos in Chapter 23?

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