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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 Blakeney say has allowed him to forgive her of her follies?

2. Where does Chauvelin promise to send Armand when he has captured the Scarlet Pimpernel?

3. Why does Marguerite not show herself when Chauvelin is talking with Lord Blakeney?

4. Who has agreed to travel with Marguerite to meet her husband?

5. Who is Chauvelin talking to when he arrives at the inn at Calais?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lord Blakeney say to his wife before leaving after their talk in the garden?

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

3. What does Marguerite tell Chauvelin at the ball?

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

5. What does Marguerite ask her husband when she is in her garden after the ball?

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

7. What does Chauvelin say to Marguerite just before she leaves the ball?

8. Why is Marguerite unable to sail for France when she had hoped?

9. What does Marguerite receive from Chauvelin after she realizes that her husband is the Scarlet Pimpernel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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