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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. Where is Milady's son heading?

2. What does Rochefort want Beuafort to request?

3. What kind of cord does Beaufort use to escape?

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

5. Where is the beginning of this book set?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mordaunt say he is allowing de Winter to live?

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

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

4. How does Mordaunt feel about the King, and why?

5. Why can't Rochefort become a guard to Beaufort?

6. What does La Ramee promise Mazarin?

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

8. Why are the people so angry with Mazarin?

9. What does Mazarin do to Abbe Scarron, and how does this affect him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the course of the plot. Why might Alexandre Dumas have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Competition, in particular the idea of fair play, is a major theme found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect did they have on the course of the plot?

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