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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the figures on the Bastille clock represent?

2. Who does Fouquet request to speak with when he discovers that he is going to be arrested the following day?

3. In Chapter 5, Porthos has difficulty recalling Moliere's name correctly and instead calls him by what name, numerous times?

4. What interrupts Baisemeux's meal with Aramis?

5. How much money does Aramis offer to Philippe should he decide to go to Bas-Poitou?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. On what grounds does D'Artagnan beg Aramis to tell him the truth and the designs behind his projects in Chapter 14?

8. How does Moliere end up tricking Porthos into being measured without him knowing it?

9. When King Louis XIV is first imprisoned at the Bastille, what does he think has become of him?

10. Although Louis refuses to relent and pardon Fouquet, what service does he do his wife in Chapter 54?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the point of view utilized by Dumas in "The Man in the Iron Mask." As this was a deliberate choice, discuss why Dumas selected the view he did and what influences the point of view had on the development of themes. Make sure to use specific textual evidence to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, "The Man in the Iron Mask," Dumas sets forth several conflicting views of allegiance. Compare and contrast the specific view on the purpose and importance of allegiance as demonstrated by one of the following character pairings:

a) Fouquet and Aramis

b) King Louis and Philippe

c) Colbert and D'Artagnan

Give specific textual information on how these characters exhibit and come to these views. Also in the conclusion address whether or not you feel that Dumas is purporting one view of allegiance as being correct or true.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the dramatic structure of "The Man in the Iron Mask." Use textual evidence to designate the expository, rising action, the climax, falling action and denouement and discuss whether or not it follows a typical structure.

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