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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Aramis propose they take their carriage off of the road so they can converse in Chapter 8?
(a) He does not want another carriage to stop and offer assistance to them.
(b) He does not want to take the carriage off of the road, but wants to have the conversation immediately.
(c) They want to abandon the carriage and not have it draw suspicion.
(d) The carriage is broken and needs to be repaired.

4. 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 had received bad news about his investments in Bracieux.
(c) He has no clothes that fit him.
(d) He had not been invited to a party at Vaux he'd hoped to attend.

5. What position does Philippe take as he ponders his decision in Chapter 10?
(a) He kneels in prayer with his head constantly bowed.
(b) He lays down on the ground and covers his face with his hands as he thinks.
(c) He paces back and forth in front of the carriage.
(d) He stands gazing at the heavens.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aramis in Chapter 1, who will come to fetch the prisoner in the future?

2. What house did the late Madame du Vallon have a chamber with a secret door in?

3. What reason does Percerin give to D'Artagnan for being pressed for time and unable to help him and Porthos in Chapter 4?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unique about the carriage that transports Aramis and Porthos on their visit to Athos?

2. In Chapter 34, when Louise La Valliere learns that Raoul is going to Africa, what does her response portray about her regard for him?

3. Why is Moliere at M. Percerin's house in Chapter 3?

4. Describe the island of St. Marguerite as it is given in Chapter 31.

5. What is Monsieur Fouquet's Epiureans?

6. Describe the two figures who take the king in custody when he finds himself taken from his room and in a subterranean passage.

7. When Porthos discovers that Aramis has been untruthful with him, what is his response?

8. What is implied by D'Artagnan's warning manner towards Fouquet in Chapter 38?

9. Why is Baisemeaux hesitant to take back the prisoner in Chapter 17?

10. What grievance does D'Artagnan voice against the king during his audience in Chapter 53?

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