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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the letter Mordaunt brings ask Mazarin to do?
(a) Keep a watch on the musketeers.
(b) Woo the Queen.
(c) Refuse admittance to the King.
(d) Kill Beaumont.

2. What is the Bastile?
(a) A prison.
(b) A ship.
(c) A palace.
(d) A bridge.

3. Why is the executioner killed?
(a) He killed a man's mother.
(b) He is part of the Fronde.
(c) He owes money.
(d) He supports the Cardinal.

4. What is the executioner killed with?
(a) Poison.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A sword.

5. What gift did the queen once give to d'Artagnoa?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A cross.
(c) A sword.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mordaunt have a letter from when he meets with Mazarin?

2. Why does Mazarin not fear the people at the beginning of the book?

3. How does the queen know d'Artagnan?

4. What kind of weapons is d'Artagnan told to pick up on his way back to Paris?

5. What does Mordaunt want from de Winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret of Aramis's does d'Aartagnan witness?

2. What is the biggest shock to d'Artagnan when he catches up with Beaumont?

3. How do the musketeers learn of Mordaunt's motives in this section?

4. What does the letter from Grimaud say, and what does this mean?

5. What cause does Mordaunt have to hate de Winter?

6. What does Mazarin think of his first introduction to Porthos?

7. What does La Ramee promise Mazarin?

8. How does Rochefort escape?

9. Why was Beaufort arrested?

10. How does Beaufort escape?

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