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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. Where is Lord Blakeney's wife going when Andrew learns a sad fact about her?

3. What did Chauvelin say he found among the belongings of the men he captured?

4. How does Lady Blakeney say her husband acts towards her when they are alone together?

5. How does Marguerite feel after her second encounter with Chauvelin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has England not stepped in to stop the Republic in France?

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

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

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

6. What did Margeurite do when the Marquis de St. Cyr was on trial?

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

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

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

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

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

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 3

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

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