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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 do when he sees Antony and Andrew?

2. What is the maiden name of Lord Blakeney's wife?

3. What is a man at the Fisherman's Rest complaining about to the owner?

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

5. Who raised Margeurite?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will happen if Marguerite complies with and helps Chauvelin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the most dangerous part of what the Scarlet Pimpernel has been doing?

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

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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