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

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

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

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

5. 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 kill Philippe.
(c) He asks Aramis to retrieve Louis.
(d) He asks Aramis to take his life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Aramis claim has consecrated Philippe to be king?

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

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

4. What is Pellisson working on in Chapter 6, for the fete at Vaux?

5. What does D'Artagnan request from the king before he arrest Fouquet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange impression seizes both Raoul and Athos as they watch Aramis and Porthos depart in Chapter 26?

2. How does Colbert prove to the king that Fouquet has embezzled money from the government?

3. What has Athos been preparing for in Chapter 57 and 58?

4. Why is D'Artagnan perplexed and his conscience not at ease regarding the arrest of Fouquet in Chapter 19?

5. Why does Louis refuse to forgive or pardon Aramis and Porthos even after Fouquet points out that they spared his life?

6. When Fouquet goes to take Aramis's hand before his departure in Chapter 21, what causes him to become horror-stricken?

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

8. What is unique about the plates that Fouquet eats from?

9. What do Raoul and Athos read upon a silver plate they find on Ste. Marguerite?

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

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