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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. What did Aramis send to Philippe in the prison before he freed him from the Bastille?
(a) A barber to cut Philippe's hair in the fashion of the king.
(b) The ring of the king with the royal crest.
(c) An assortment of books about political history.
(d) Written notes on the king and society of the court.

2. Once the king has been imprisoned in the Bastille, where does Porthos go?
(a) He goes to his chateaux.
(b) He stays at the Bastille to guard the prisoner until Aramis returns.
(c) He returns to Vaux.
(d) He goes into Paris to drink with some friends.

3. Why is Raoul in need of consolation from his father in Chapter 26?
(a) He has suffered from a long illness.
(b) He has been stripped of his commission in the army.
(c) His best friend has just died.
(d) He has discovered Louise La Valliere's infidelity with the king.

4. In Chapter 21, how much time does Fouquet give Aramis to get out of reach of the king?
(a) Twelve hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) One day.
(d) One hour.

5. When Aramis relates the whole conspiracy to Athos in Chapter 26, what is Athos's judgment?
(a) The conspiracy was a crime.
(b) It was a poor idea of Aramis's.
(c) Fouquet is a fool.
(d) Philiippe deserves to be king.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Philippe totter and seem a bit unstable when he goes for a walk around the carriage in Chapter 10?

2. What finally convinces D'Artagnan that the king does not wish to see him in Chapter 20?

3. While D'Artagnan is looking for Aramis in Chapter 19, what does Fouquet do?

4. How did Percerin receive his title as tailor to the king?

5. Where does D'Artagnan sleep in Fouquet's room in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beaufort maintain his grand style of living in Paris and in general?

2. What type of disposition does Maria Theresa have as described in Chapter 12?

3. Why is the jailer hesitant to tell the governor that the prisoner, Louis XIV, has gone mad and has broken his chair?

4. What type of captain is Beaufort once he arrives in Toulon?

5. In Chapter 41 as the King thinks back on D'Artagnan's service to him, how does he remember it?

6. In Chapter 1, Aramis desires the prisoner to become King for what reason?

7. How does Anne of Austria respond when she sees both of her sons in the same room in Chapter 24?

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

9. Why does Aramis warn Philippe to be careful around Mademoiselle de la Valliere when he takes the place of his brother?

10. Why does Mademoiselle Montalais think that Raoul is partly to blame for Louise becoming the mistress to the king?

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