The Scarlet Pimpernel

Multiple Choice

1. B (Various chapters)

2. C (Various chapters)

3. B (Various chapters)

4. D (Various chapters)

5. B (Various chapters)

6. A (Various chapters)

7. B (Chapter 18)

8. C (Various chapters)

9. A (Various chapters)

10. D (Chapter 7)

11. B (Various chapters)

12. C (Chapter 11)

13. A (Various chapters)

14. B (Various chapters)

15. A (Various chapters)

Long Answer

1. After putting him in danger when he leaves to save Armand, Marguerite decides to warn her husband. Once again underestimating her husband’s trickery, Marguerite travels to Paris with Andrew. The gesture reunites the couple and reinforces their former bond. (Various chapters)

2. The Comtesse is angered by Marguerite’s careless words that sent the St Cyr family to the guillotine. The Comtesse, whose family was also facing the guillotine, is justified in her anger, though Marguerite herself is a victim of the French Revolution, as are many others. Marguerite’s brother Armand was a victim of the cruelty of the upper classes in France, which the Comtesse has either conveniently overlooked or feels was justified. (Various chapters)