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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. Who has been guarding the house where the executioner is followed?

2. What is the celebration held after Aramis leaves for England held for?

3. Why was d'Artagnan arrested?

4. Who hides Mordaunt on the musketeers' ship?

5. What do the guards do when the King tries to escape?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Monsieur de Bouillon unable to fight?

3. How do the musketeers escape the ship?

4. Why does Athos refuse to return to France?

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

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

7. What news does the mendicant bring about the movement?

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

9. Why does Gondy allow Marechal to go back to the castle unharmed?

10. What does Cromwell lecture Mordaunt about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

d'Artagnan endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What role does symbolism play in the story, and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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