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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 does Aramis plan to get to England?

2. What country is the King taken to after he is sold?

3. Why is Aramis not allowed back into Paris?

4. Who allows Aramis into town when he is at first denied entrance?

5. What does Porthos leave scratchings on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Athos refuse to return to France?

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

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

4. How does de Winter predict his own death?

5. How does Athos make the Queen believe his story of the King?

6. How do the musketeers escape the ship?

7. How is the King betrayed in this section?

8. What lie does the captain tell d'Artagnan on the boat?

9. What does Cromwell lecture Mordaunt about?

10. How is Raoul helped during the celebration in Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the musketeers change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?

Essay Topic 2

Leadership is a very prominent theme in this book. Who are some of the main leaders in this book, and what makes them the true leaders? Is there more than one protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in this book all have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write about their main motivations throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

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