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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. How does Margeurite feel after passing along information about the Scarlet Pimpernel?

2. What does Lord Blakeney do when he sees Chauvelin a the inn in Calais?

3. Why is Maruerite so worried when she realizes that her husband is the Scarlet Pimpernel?

4. What does Margeurite do when she gets home from the ball?

5. What does Marguerite do when she sees the Jewish man beaten?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Chauvelin find after getting information from Marguerite?

3. What does Blakeney say he uses in men to outwit them?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Chauvelin ask of the Jewish man in Calais?

10. Why does Marguerite follow Chauvelin to where he thinks her husband will be?

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

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

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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