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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 does Athos refuse to return to France?

2. What does Cromwell say he hoped would happen at the execution?

3. Why does d'Artagnan plan to stay in London after the execution?

4. Who do the musketeers try to blend in with in London?

5. Who calls for Athos to be arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Porthos disarm a guard in the prison?

2. How do we see what d'Artagnan really thinks about Mazarin and his actions?

3. What is fatality as explained by Athos?

4. What news does the mendicant bring about the movement?

5. How does Anne feel about the role of Royalty in society?

6. How does de Winter predict his own death?

7. What does the King ask for just before his execution is to take place?

8. How is d'Artagnan warned about Mordaunt?

9. How does Athos make the Queen believe his story of the King?

10. How is Raoul helped during the celebration in Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout 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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