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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is found in the place where Armand was seen hiding when the soldiers rush into it?
(a) Maps.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A large feast.
(d) Mannequins.

2. How does Margeurite feel after passing along information about the Scarlet Pimpernel?
(a) Sick.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Doubtful.
(d) Relieved.

3. How does Marguerite follow Chauvelin after he deals with the Jewish man?
(a) She goes on foot.
(b) She goes on horseback.
(c) She rents a carriage of her own.
(d) She sneaks onto the carriage.

4. What is the man sailing with Marguerite to meet her husband dressed as when he arrives?
(a) A French soldier.
(b) A lackey.
(c) A steward.
(d) A nobleman.

5. What did Lord Blakeney say Margeurite should have trusted him with?
(a) Her past.
(b) His love.
(c) Her future.
(d) The truth.

6. Where does Margeurite see love from her husband after the ball?
(a) His hands.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His voice.
(d) His stance.

7. What message does Margeurite have the second person she talks to in the boudoir send?
(a) That she is ill.
(b) That she already left.
(c) That she will be going home with a friend.
(d) That she is ready to go home.

8. Why does Marguerite not show herself when Chauvelin is talking with Lord Blakeney?
(a) She wants to see what will happen.
(b) She doesn't want her husband to be mad.
(c) She doesn't want to make the situation worse.
(d) All of these.

9. What does Chauvelin offer to the Jewish man in return for solid information about Blakeny?
(a) Amnesty.
(b) A fine meal.
(c) Gold pieces.
(d) Passage to England.

10. What is Chauvelin doing as Blakeney escapes from the inn in Calais?
(a) Crying.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Sneezing.
(d) Gagging.

11. Why is Marguerite not able to leave when she wants to to find her husband?
(a) The weather is bad.
(b) The yacht is damaged.
(c) The regulations have changed.
(d) The outgoing port is blocked.

12. What room is always locked in the Blakeney house?
(a) Lord Blakeney's study.
(b) The library.
(c) The pantry.
(d) The attic.

13. What does Blakeney say has allowed him to forgive her of her follies?
(a) Her truthfulness.
(b) Her love.
(c) Her bravery.
(d) Her intelligence.

14. What has Blakeney actually given Chauvelin as they sit talking a the inn in Calais?
(a) A sleeping draught.
(b) Molasses.
(c) A stick of mild dynamite.
(d) Black pepper.

15. What does Chauvelin appear to feel as he speaks with Blakeney?
(a) Anger.
(b) Relief.
(c) Angst.
(d) Discomfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Marguerite describe her surroundings in the Chat Gris?

2. How does the narrator describe the private rooms of the Blakeney house?

3. What does Blakeney attend when he gets home to England at the end of the book?

4. Who does Margeurite have the second person she talks to in the boudoir send a message to?

5. What is engraved on the object Marguerite finds on the floor of the private rooms?

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