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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 is unique about the ceiling of the king's bedchamber at Vaux?

2. What does Aramis do to persuade Baisemeux to release the prisoner without further verifying the letter is not a forgery?

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

4. What is the name of the city where Philippe may choose to live a free life incognito?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Athos desire to keep Raoul home when Beaufort first asks to take him on his journey to Africa?

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

4. How does Raoul feel about returning to Paris to meet Beaufort before leaving for Africa?

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

6. How does Athos defend Louise to Raoul in Chapter 25?

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

8. What possible reason does D'Artagnan suggest for the small size of the secret door leading into the late Madame du Vallon's chamber?

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

10. Describe Porthos's demeanor when D'Artagnan comes to visit him in Chapter 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One literary tool employed by Dumas in "The Man in the Iron Mask" is the use of foreshadowing. Give examples of where Dumas has employed foreshadowing and discuss in detail how this use of foreshadowing furthered the plot, developed character, or strengthened a theme.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

A recurrent theme in "The Man in the Iron Mask" is that of vanity, and how characters react when their vanity is wounded or bruised. Compare and contrast vanity as exhibited by King Louis XIV, Fouquet and Porthos and how it either shifts throughout the novel or remains the same. Discuss how each character reacts when their vanity is wounded and what this reaction infers about that character.

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