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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 much money does Madame Coquenard give Porthos?

2. What is the name of d'Artagnan's valet?

3. When no one meets d'Artagnan at St. Cloud, where does he go to spend the night?

4. When does the story of The Three Musketeers begin?

5. Who is the man who abducts M. Bonancieux's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Lady de Winter related to Lord de Winter?

2. How does Lady de Winter explain the brand on her shoulder to Felton?

3. Who takes the messages from the four friends to their intended recipients?

4. When Madame Bonancieux doesn't show up at St. Cloud, d'Artagnan investigates and finds what?

5. How does Dumas portray M. de Treville?

6. After the cardinal stirs up the king's jealousy, what orders does the King give to his chancellor?

7. Who is Labin?

8. Who is the man in the red cloak who accompanies the men to Lady de Winter's hotel in Armentieres?

9. What are the three parting gifts that d'Artagnan's father gives him?

10. How does the executioner kill Lady de Winter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of "All for one and one for all" to the characters in the story? What does that statement mean? Support your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of religion in the story of The Three Musketeers? Cite specific examples from the reading to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Why is there a tension between the King and the cardinal? What role does that tension have in the story? How does that tension create other plots? Use specific examples to support your answer.

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