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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the king angry at their slow progress to Vaux in Chapter 12?
(a) He is fatigued and ready for bed.
(b) He was hoping to arrive early to walk with La Valliere.
(c) He is feeling ill and the stops are annoying him.
(d) He is anxious to see Fouquet's palace for the first time.

2. Who comes to visit Athos after Aramis and Porthos have left?
(a) Fouquet.
(b) The king.
(c) Colbert.
(d) Le Duc de Beaufort.

3. Who makes an unexpected appearance in Chapter 4 and asks Percerin to make Porthos's outfit?
(a) Aramis.
(b) Athos.
(c) Monsieur Fouquet.
(d) The king.

4. What interrupts Baisemeux's meal with Aramis?
(a) A problem in the prison.
(b) A courier with a letter of release.
(c) A servant coming with a message.
(d) Baisemeux's wife enters with an invitation from Fouquet.

5. How does Baisemeaux ensure that no one sees the king when he brought by Aramis to the prison?
(a) He forces the king to wear a mask.
(b) He rings a bell and beats a drum to clear the passages.
(c) He forces the king to wear a sack over his head.
(d) He takes him into the prison by a secret passage.

6. Why is D'Artagnan confused when Philippe (masquerading as the king) asks where Aramis is in Chapter 24?
(a) D'Artagnan notices a difference in Philippe that he cannot identify.
(b) D'Artagnan does not know Aramis is gone.
(c) D'Artagnan believes that Aramis is on a mission for the king.
(d) D'Artagnan does not understand the king's friendliness with Aramis.

7. What is title is Aramis recognized by in Chapter 1?
(a) Govenor.
(b) Duke d'Isle.
(c) The Bishop of Vannes.
(d) His title is not given.

8. When the king leaves the passage in Chapter 17, where is he taken?
(a) He is taken to a cave.
(b) He is taken to the dungeon of Vaux.
(c) He is taken to a shack in the village of Melun.
(d) He is taken to a waiting carriage.

9. In Chapter 4, what follies does Aramis tell D'Artagnan he has given up?
(a) Writing poetry.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Playing music.
(d) Practicing fencing.

10. What does Philippe hope to learn from observing the king unseen in Chapter 14?
(a) He wants to learn the ceremony of the king's retiring.
(b) He wants to see how the king interacts with his pet dog.
(c) He wants to know who the king converses with.
(d) He wants to learn which mistress the king consorts with.

11. Who told Porthos to arrive at Vaux twenty-four hours before the party?
(a) Monsieur Fouquet.
(b) The King.
(c) D'Artagnan.
(d) Aramis.

12. When D'Artagnan comes to visit Porthos in Chapter 2, what reason does Porthos give for his melancholy?
(a) His estate at Vallon was recently destroyed by a fire.
(b) He had received bad news about his investments in Bracieux.
(c) He has no clothes that fit him.
(d) He had not been invited to a party at Vaux he'd hoped to attend.

13. Who are the two masked figures who guard the king in Chapter 17?
(a) Porthos and Aramis.
(b) Colbert and Porthos.
(c) Aramis and Fouquet.
(d) D'Artagnan and Fouquet.

14. Who gives D'Artagnan an order to cover Philippe's face with an iron mask?
(a) The king himself.
(b) Fouquet.
(c) Colbert.
(d) The Queen.

15. How much money has Fouquet borrowed and not repaid?
(a) He is in good standing in all of his accounts.
(b) Ten million.
(c) One million.
(d) Thirteen million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fouquet request of Aramis after he draws his sword in Chapter 21?

2. What position does Philippe take as he ponders his decision in Chapter 10?

3. What does the king claim to be suffering from to Valliere in Chapter 14?

4. Why won't the guards allow Fouquet to enter the Bastille in Chapter 22?

5. What action does Fouquet suggest Louis take before they return to Vaux?

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