The Count of Monte Cristo

1. What is Edmond Dantès’s profession at the beginning of the novel?

2. Who is the first person Dantès visits when he reaches Marseilles?

3. Which of the following statements is closest to the truth?

4. What does Danglars write in his letter to the public prosecutor?

5. Why does Villefort sentence Dantès to life in prison?

6. How does Dantès figure out that he has been framed?

7. Why does everyone believe that Abbé Faria is insane?

8. Why does Dantès consider Faria his second father?

9. How does Dantès escape from prison?

10. Where is the Faria’s fortune hidden?

11. Why does Dantès give Caderousse a valuable diamond?

12. When Dantès saves Monsieur Morrel from ruin, how does he sign his letter?

13. Who is the Abbé Busoni?

14. How does Dantès win Albert de Morcerf’s trust?

15. Why does Eugénie Danglars not want to marry Albert de Morcerf?

16. Why does Valentine Villefort not want to marry Franz d’Epinay?

17. What do Julie and Emmanuel prove to Dantès?

18. Whose greed does Dantès exploit?

19. Which of the following people does not play a part in the revenge scheme against Villefort?

20. How does Haydée help bring about Fernand Mondego’s downfall?

21. Why does Albert de Morcerf refuse to fight a duel with Dantès?

22. Why do Albert and Mercédès abandon all of their wealth?

23. Why does Maximilian long to kill himself?

24. Why does Dantès allow Maximilian to believe that Valentine is dead?

25. How does Dantès learn to feel normal human emotions again?