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

2. How does Suzanne know Lord Blakeney's wife?

3. Why was Margeurite not raised by her parents?

4. Why is Margeurite worried about her brother when he boards Blakeney's yacht?

5. Where is the second place Chauvelin comes to speak to Marguerite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Marguerite's place in the Marquis's death?

2. What did Chauvelin find that made Lady Blakeney willing to help him?

3. What do Andrew and Antony say in response to what the Comtesse says to them in the Fisherman's Rest?

4. What does Tinville find every time the Scarlet Pimpernel is successful?

5. How does Marguerite feel about the French Monarchy and the French Republic?

6. What is Marguerite accused of by the Comtesse?

7. Why is Marguerite concerned for her brother when he boards her husband's yacht?

8. What does the Comtesse talk about with Andrew and Antony in the Fisherman's Rest?

9. What does Lord Blakeney do when he is challenged to a duel in the Fisherman's Rest?

10. How is the Scarlet Pimpernel introduced in the first chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lord Blakeney mask his role as the Scarlet Pimpernel, and what affect does this have on his social standing?

Essay Topic 2

The Scarlet Pimpernel used many ingenious plots and plans to protect and evacuate the aristocrats in France. Describe some of these and what those plans revealed about the Scarlet Pimpernel and his character.

Essay Topic 3

Despair is a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

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