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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has formed an alliance with M. Colbert that comes to light in Chapter 36?
(a) Madame de Chevreuse.
(b) Aramis.
(c) The Queen.
(d) D'Artagnan.

2. When Fouquet suspects D'Artagnan is about to arrest him in Chapter 38, how does D'Artagnan respond?
(a) D'Artagnan says yes the time has come and immediately arrests Fouquet.
(b) D'Artagnan tells Fouquet he will arrest him in one fortnight.
(c) D'Artagnan claims he has no plans to ever arrest Fouquet.
(d) D'Artagnan says he will announce it loudly when the time comes for arrest.

3. Which king is the Beaufort's father?
(a) Henry IV.
(b) Louis XIII.
(c) William the Conquorer.
(d) Henry III.

4. Where does D'Artagnan offer to take Mouston in Chapter 55?
(a) Into the country for a respite.
(b) To Athos's home.
(c) To his own home.
(d) Back to the Chateau Vallon.

5. How does Porthos kill the captain of the guards pursing them in Chapter 49?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He strikes him with an iron bar.
(c) He strangles him.
(d) He drowns him in the river.

6. What does D'Artagnan receive as soon as he returns to the fort in Chapter 32?
(a) A letter from the king.
(b) A letter from Aramis.
(c) A gift from Fouquet.
(d) A letter from Porthos.

7. How do Aramis and Porthos know the father of the soldier they take prisoner in Chapter 46?
(a) His father was an innkeeper in Porthos's hometown.
(b) His father was a valet to Athos.
(c) His father attacked them on the first day of their friendship, when they met D'Artagnan.
(d) His father introduced the musketeers to each other many years before.

8. When Fouquet receives a note in Chapter 39, what is promised to aid his escape from the king?
(a) Asylum at a nearby fortress.
(b) A disguise.
(c) A white horse.
(d) A fast carriage.

9. In Porthos's family, what is an omen that men are going to die?
(a) They have a nightmare the night before.
(b) The find their first gray hair.
(c) Their legs feel weak.
(d) They lose their pinky nail on their left hand.

10. Who does Raoul go to visit first when he arrives in Paris in Chapter 28?
(a) De Guiche.
(b) Fouquet.
(c) The king.
(d) Beaufort.

11. Who enters the apartment unexpectedly where Raoul is conversing with a lady in Chapter 28?
(a) The Queen and Colbert.
(b) The princess and De Guiche.
(c) Fouquet and La Valliere.
(d) La Valliere and the King.

12. Which character does Raoul warn De Guiche to beware of in Chapter 28?
(a) Colbert.
(b) Montalais.
(c) The king.
(d) La Valliere.

13. What type of wine does Beaufort request when he visits Athos and Raoul in Chapter 27?
(a) Red wine.
(b) Chardonnay.
(c) De Vouvray wine.
(d) White wine.

14. When King Louis XIV orders D'Artagnan to arrest Fouquet in Chapter 40, what does the king want to prevent Fouquet from doing in transit?
(a) Throwing notes out the window.
(b) Seeing the other advisers as he leaves.
(c) Receiving information from friends.
(d) Showing his face as the martyr of the king.

15. What does Raoul wish for before drinking from the goblet in Chapter 27?
(a) For the king to die.
(b) To rekindle his romance with La Valliere.
(c) For his own death.
(d) To accompany Beaufort to Gigelli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What substance is covering Monsieur Planchet when Athos and Raoul arrive to pay him a visit in Chapter 29?

2. What does D'Artagnan think will be the fate of all of those who know the secret of Philippe?

3. When Raoul and Athos arrive at Beaufort's house in Paris, what is Beaufort doing?

4. What interrupts Aramis and Porthos as they are getting a boat ready to flee?

5. What does Colbert tell D'Artagnan to do at Belle-Isle in order to be promoted?

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