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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When D'Artagnan comes to visit Porthos in Chapter 2, what reason does Porthos give for his melancholy?
(a) His estate at Vallon was recently destroyed by a fire.
(b) He has no clothes that fit him.
(c) He had not been invited to a party at Vaux he'd hoped to attend.
(d) He had received bad news about his investments in Bracieux.

3. When Louis' bed begins to sink in Chapter 17, what does he suppose is the reason?
(a) He doesn't realize his bed is moving at all.
(b) He guesses he is being kidnapped.
(c) He thinks it is an earthquake.
(d) He thinks he's having a nightmare.

4. What does Fouquet request from the king regarding Aramis and Porthos in Chapter 23?
(a) He asks that they are pardoned.
(b) He asks that they are imprisoned for life.
(c) He asks that they are sentenced to death.
(d) He asks that they are exiled.

5. What prisoner's name does Baisemeaux read on the release in Chapter 8?
(a) Herblay.
(b) Seldon.
(c) The prisoner is not named but is designated by the number 687.
(d) Marchiali.

6. What does Porthos believe he is to receive for his part in the plot?
(a) A dukedome.
(b) A fortune.
(c) A commission in the musketeers.
(d) The gift of a new palace.

7. 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.

8. What question does Queen Anne ask Fouquet during the banquet in Chapter 13?
(a) She asks about Fouquet's family.
(b) She asks Fouquet what his favorite dish was.
(c) She asks who is Fouquet's decorator.
(d) She asks the names of the exotic fruit.

9. Which famous French poet does D'Artagnan see hiding in disguise at Percerin's house in Chapter 3?
(a) Rosseau.
(b) Charles Perrault.
(c) Jean de la Fontaine.
(d) Moliere.

10. What house did the late Madame du Vallon have a chamber with a secret door in?
(a) Vallon.
(b) Belle-Isle.
(c) Vaux.
(d) Chateau of Pierrefonds.

11. While D'Artagnan is looking for Aramis in Chapter 19, what does Fouquet do?
(a) He burns incriminating papers.
(b) He attempts to escape.
(c) He writes a letter to the king begging mercy.
(d) He stays in his bed and cries over his desperate situation.

12. What reason does Aramis give for the cancellation of the king's morning meeting with D'Artagnan in Chapter 20?
(a) He says the king is ill.
(b) He says the king has gone out for an early morning walk.
(c) He says the king is too fatigued to receive anyone.
(d) He says the king is occupied with his mistress.

13. Which two people overhear the king tell La Valliere he loves her in Chapter 13?
(a) No one overhears the king.
(b) Two servants.
(c) D'Artagnan and Fouquet.
(d) Colbert and Queen Anne.

14. Who are the two masked figures who guard the king in Chapter 17?
(a) D'Artagnan and Fouquet.
(b) Colbert and Porthos.
(c) Porthos and Aramis.
(d) Aramis and Fouquet.

15. What finally convinces D'Artagnan that the king does not wish to see him in Chapter 20?
(a) The voice of the king telling him they'll meet later.
(b) A note signed by the king.
(c) Aramis's persuasion.
(d) The arrival of the king's servant with breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aramis propose they take their carriage off of the road so they can converse in Chapter 8?

2. Who told Porthos to arrive at Vaux twenty-four hours before the party?

3. What sentence would befall those who try to communicate with the prisoner "Marchiali" after he is re-incarcerated?

4. What does Aramis give Baisemeaux when they arrive at the Bastille in Chapter 17?

5. How does Fouquet regard Aramis's act of abducting Louis XIV?

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