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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 does the Count disguise himself as when he rents the house next to Noirtier?

2. Why will Valentine not run away with Maximillian?

3. Who gives the testimony that denounces Fernand?

4. Where does the Count want Maximillian to meet him on the Isle of Monte Cristo?

5. Where is the Count when Albert challenges him to a duel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Danglars say when Albert confronts him about denouncing his father?

2. How does Noirtier feel after a priest is summoned to pray over the body of Valentine?

3. What does the Count do before letting Danglars go free?

4. How does Danglars react to the money his wife lost in the stock market?

5. Why does the Count not eat while he is at the ball at the Morcef's house?

6. How does Fernand find out about the Count's identity, and how does he respond?

7. What shocking information comes forth at Benedetto's trial?

8. How is Cavalcanti finally turned into the police?

9. How does Valentine learn who has been poisoning her family members?

10. How does Maximillian feel when he wakes up after taking the potion? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The pursuit of happiness was a common theme found in this book. What parts of the plot embodied this theme? How does that pursuit affect the characters involved?

Essay Topic 2

Much of this plot follows the relationship between Maximillian and Valentine. How does this relationship change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

How does Faria's religious fervor affect Dantès in his future life outside of the prison?

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