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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 was Blakeney seen renting from a Jewish man in Calais?

2. What does Chauvelin have to do to get the Jewish man to stay with him?

3. What does Chauvelin appear to feel as he speaks with Blakeney?

4. How does Marguerite feel when she sees the room that is always locked standing open?

5. Where does Marguerite eat supper before leaving to find her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the item Marguerite receives from Chauvelin reveal to her?

2. What do the Blakeneys do when they return to England at the end of the book?

3. What does Chauvelin command his soldiers when they get to the cabin?

4. What does Marguerite confide in her husband in the garden after the ball?

5. What does Suzanne talk about when she comes to see Marguerite the day after the ball?

6. What does Marguerite tell Chauvelin at the ball?

7. What does Marguerite hope to do when she hears Chauvelin's plan to imprison Blakeney?

8. How does Blakeney escape from Chauvelin at the Chat Gris?

9. Why did Lord Blakeney say his love for Marguerite cooled?

10. Who does Marguerite turn to for help when she realizes her husband is the Scarlet Pimpernel 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

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the characters involved?

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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