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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. Why will Valentine not run away with Maximillian?

2. Who tries to tell the Count not to kill Albert in the duel?

3. Who plans to tell Benedetto who his father is?

4. What does Danglars say when Fernand tries to set up a marriage between their children?

5. Why is Maximillian angry when he first wakes up after taking the potion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Count do just before Caderousse dies?

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

3. What does Villefort find when he returns to his home after Benedetto's trial?

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

5. How does Haydee secure the denouncement of Fernand?

6. How does Maximillian get Valentine to agree to run away with him?

7. How does the Count convince Maximillian not to kill himself?

8. What has Noirtier been giving Valentine every day? Why?

9. What is Bertruccio so surprised about when the Count holds a dinner party at his house?

10. How is Cavalcanti finally turned into the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many characters in this book were manipulated and persuaded to do things they did not want to do. What were some of these instances? How were those characters affected by the manipulation?

Essay Topic 2

Jealousy is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in this book. Which of these characters are most motivated by jealousy? How does jealousy affect their actions and lives?

Essay Topic 3

What does Dantès learn from his time in prison? How does this knowledge affect his life when he finally escaped the prison?

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