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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Comtesse do when Lord Blakeney enters the room?
(a) Faints.
(b) Hides her face.
(c) Begins to weep.
(d) Leaves in a hurry.

2. How does the Scarlet Pimpernel get by the favorite guard in France?
(a) Pretends a passenger has the plague.
(b) Makes fun of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
(c) Flirts with the guard.
(d) Hides in a casket.

3. What did Margeurite do when her evidence against the Marquis St. Cyr came out?
(a) Tried to defend him.
(b) Protested the trial.
(c) Was a witness for the prosecution.
(d) Denied her initial statement.

4. What is the Scarlet Pimpernel dressed as when he passes the favorite guard in France?
(a) An old woman.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A corpse.
(d) A horse.

5. How many men were with Chauvelin in the Fisherman's Rest?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

6. How was the Comtesse able to flee France?
(a) They turned in another family.
(b) The Scarlet Pimpernel got them out.
(c) They bribed a guard.
(d) They used a hidden society.

7. Why are there guards at all the gates in Paris?
(a) To watch for imposters.
(b) To keep English men out.
(c) To control trade.
(d) To keep fugitives from leaving.

8. Where does Margeurite's brother board Blakeney's yacht?
(a) London.
(b) Salisbury.
(c) Sussex.
(d) Dover.

9. What is the Comtesses daughter's name?
(a) Sally.
(b) Sonia.
(c) Sara.
(d) Suzanne.

10. What does Margeurite think will happen if she does not cooperate with Chauvelin?
(a) Her divorce will be finalized.
(b) Her past will be spread about.
(c) Her brother will be executed.
(d) Her husband will be shamed.

11. What does the favorite guard in France brag about?
(a) Being the best fighter in France.
(b) Never being tricked by the Republic.
(c) Fighting with the Scarlet Pimpernel.
(d) Always finding disguised people.

12. How does the narrator describe Lord Blakeney the first time we meet him?
(a) All of these.
(b) A foolish bloke.
(c) A handsome charmer.
(d) A man of many colors.

13. Who does the Comtesse's son say is most bitter against aristocrats in France?
(a) The men.
(b) The poor.
(c) The rich.
(d) The women.

14. Why is Margeurite worried about her brother when he boards Blakeney's yacht?
(a) The political turmoil.
(b) His admiration of Blakeny.
(c) His past reputation.
(d) His sickly nature.

15. Who raised Margeurite?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who caused the Marquis de St. Cyr to be executed?

2. What is done to the enemies of the new government in France?

3. What does Marguerite act like in public after her second encounter with Chauvelin?

4. What does Margeurite see handed to a friend of her husband's?

5. How does Margeurite act towards Chauvelin the second time he approaches her?

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