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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chauvelin tell his soldiers to wait for when they get to where Armand was spotted?
(a) For Blakeney to arrive.
(b) For the fugitives to show themselves.
(c) For the back-up officers to arrive.
(d) For a signal from him.

2. What is Chauvelin doing as Blakeney escapes from the inn in Calais?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Sneezing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Gagging.

3. Who does Marguerite confide in when she realizes her husband is the Scarlet Pimpernel?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Suzanne.
(c) Countess de Tournay.
(d) Vicomte de Tournay.

4. Why does Lord Blakeney say he is leaving after he talks with Margeurite?
(a) To get away from her.
(b) To visit some relatives.
(c) To save Armand.
(d) To free the Viscomte.

5. What room is always locked in the Blakeney house?
(a) The attic.
(b) The library.
(c) The pantry.
(d) Lord Blakeney's study.

6. What does Blakeney say has allowed him to forgive her of her follies?
(a) Her love.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her truthfulness.
(d) Her bravery.

7. How many soldiers does Chauvelin send to find Armand when he hears where he is?
(a) 24.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

8. Why is Marguerite not able to leave when she wants to to find her husband?
(a) The weather is bad.
(b) The outgoing port is blocked.
(c) The regulations have changed.
(d) The yacht is damaged.

9. Who does Margeurite have the second person she talks to in the boudoir send a message to?
(a) Sir Antony.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Lord Blakeney.
(d) Lord Grenville.

10. Where does Marguerite plan to travel to to meet her husband?
(a) Calais.
(b) Dover.
(c) Paris.
(d) Lombardy.

11. What do the owners of the place Marguerite eats supper at think she is sailing away for?
(a) To save a fugitive.
(b) To attend a trial.
(c) To have an affair.
(d) To escape the law.

12. What is Chauvelin eating when Lord Blakeney arrives at the inn in Calais?
(a) Pudding.
(b) Soup.
(c) Bread.
(d) Mutton.

13. What does Blakeney do as he walks up the path to where Armand was seen hiding?
(a) Shoots a gun.
(b) Claps.
(c) Skips and twirls.
(d) Sings.

14. Who does Margeurite talk to in the boudoir the second time?
(a) Andrew.
(b) A Cabinet Minister.
(c) Lord Grenville.
(d) A server.

15. Why does Marguerite not show herself when Chauvelin is talking with Lord Blakeney?
(a) She doesn't want her husband to be mad.
(b) All of these.
(c) She doesn't want to make the situation worse.
(d) She wants to see what will happen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first person Marguerite sees after finding the object on the floor of the private room?

2. How does the narrator describe the private rooms of the Blakeney house?

3. What does Marguerite hide behind in the inn at Calais?

4. Where does Marguerite stay hidden in the Calais in?

5. What does Marguerite receive shortly after realizing her husband is the Scarlet Pimpernel?

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