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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 celebration is planned after Aramis leaves for England?

2. Why does Porthos leave a carving knife?

3. What injury does the executioner's assistant get?

4. How does Aramis plan to get to England?

5. Who do the people want to make a plan to kidnap?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Monsieur de Bouillon unable to fight?

2. What happens in the palace to actually bring physical fear to Mazarin for the first time?

3. What causes d'Artagnan to make a plan to escape from the prison?

4. How does Porthos disarm a guard in the prison?

5. What do the musketeers do while pretending to be construction workers?

6. How does de Winter predict his own death?

7. What does the King tell Athos just before his execution?

8. Why does Athos refuse to return to France?

9. What does Cromwell lecture Mordaunt about?

10. How do we see what d'Artagnan really thinks about Mazarin and his actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grimaud is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Grimaud had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 2

This book a sequel. How does this book, as a sequel, have to be treated differently than other novels in this genre?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the escape plans created and used in this book, and how successful are they?

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