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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 Chauvelin offer Marguerite in return for her help?

2. Who does Marguerite dance with the night of her second meeting with Chauvelin?

3. What does Chauvelin say he has to have before he will fulfill his side of the bargain with Margeurite?

4. What is Andrew doing when Chauvelin approaches him?

5. What kind of comments does Lord Blakeney's wife make when around her husband in public?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Marguerite accused of by the Comtesse?

3. Why is Marguerite so close to her brother?

4. How does Lord Blakeney treat his wife when they are alone together in private?

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

6. How does Marguerite make Andrew think that she has not seen what was written on the letter he received at the ball?

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

8. How does Marguerite trick Andrew into showing her the letter he has at the ball?

9. How are Lord Blakeney and his wife different from each other when they appear in public?

10. How does the Scarlet Pimpernel sneak past the best gate guard in Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Jellyband was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Jellyband had not been in the book at all?

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