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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 Dantès get out of the sack when he is thrown into the ocean?

2. What kind of tools has Faria made while in prison?

3. What was Villefort doing when the Count's servant stabbed him?

4. Where does Danglars go when Napoleon regains power?

5. What does Baroness Danglars like to speculate in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dantès do first when he gets to port? What is he so surprised about?

2. What does Maximillian Morrell ask the Count of Monte Cristo for information about?

3. How does Faria die?

4. How does Dantès escape the prison?

5. How is Albert kidnapped by Luigi Vampa and his bandits?

6. How does Peppino escape execution? Why has this been done?

7. What does Dantès threaten to do to his guards? What is their response?

8. How does Dantès get to the island with the treasure on it?

9. How does Dantès get alone on the island with the treasure? What does he do while he is alone?

10. Why does Dantès make an unscheduled stop? What does he do there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dumas includes some ingenious forms of irony in this book. What are some of these examples? How does their ironic nature affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Who were the victims of Dantès's lust for revenge? How does he take his revenge on these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in this book. Which characters were most affected by despair? How does this change the course of the plot branches they were involved in?

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