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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 kind of ship is spotted just off the coast of where Armand was seen?

2. Where did Margeurite say the Scarlet Pimpernel would be going the day after the ball?

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

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

5. What does Chauvelin threaten to do to the soldiers who do not obey his every command?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did the soldiers not stop Armand and the fugitives when they boarded the boat and left?

8. What relieves the tension Marguerite was feeling when she arrives in France?

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

10. What does Marguerite tell Chauvelin at the ball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Choosing sides is a theme in this book. What are some of the examples of this theme appearing, and how does it affect the characters involved?

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