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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 does Suzanne do when she sees Lord Blakeney's wife?

2. What exists between the Blakeneys in public?

3. Why did Margeurite turn in the Marquis St. Cyr?

4. Where is Blakeney's yacht going when Margeurite's brother boards it?

5. What is Andrew's title?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lord Blakeney described when he first appears in the book?

2. Who is the French Republic punishing in their Revolution, and why?

3. How is Marguerite introduced when she first appears in the book?

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

5. How does the relationship between the Blakeneys appear when they are in public together?

6. What will happen if Marguerite does not help Chauvelin?

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

8. What does Chauvelin ask Margeurite to do for him, and why?

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

10. What happened to Marguerite's marriage after her place in the Marquis's death was explained?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was blackmail used in this plot, and what characters were most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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