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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 is in Noisy?

2. Where do the four musketeers meet for the first time in the book?

3. Who does Raoul send for the mortally wounded men from the attacked group?

4. What does Bazin lie to d'Artagnan about?

5. What warning does de Winter bring Athos?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the people so angry with Mazarin?

2. Why does Mazarin show such interest in Mordaunt when they first meet?

3. What about Mouston bothers d'Artagnan?

4. How does d'Artagnan get Porthos to agree to help him?

5. How does Mordaunt feel about the King, and why?

6. What does the executioner wish to find absolution for before he dies, and what is strange about this?

7. What does the letter from Grimaud say, and what does this mean?

8. How does Mordaunt begin enacting his revenge?

9. What is the biggest shock to d'Artagnan when he catches up with Beaumont?

10. What does Athos do before Raoul leaves for his training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

We learn a lot about the political climate of France at this time in history through this book. What are some of the true historical facts weaved into this book, and how do they affect the tone of the book?

Essay Topic 2

How do the musketeers change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?

Essay Topic 3

Grimaud is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Grimaud had not been in the book at all?

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