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The Count of Monte Cristo Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Who is Edmund’s jealous boyhood friend who betrays Edmund? | Count Mondago, "Fernando Mondago." |
| 2. Who is a poor, uneducated man who is charged with treason and sent to Chateau D’lf? | Edmund Dantes, "The Count of Monte Cristo." |
| 3. Who is jealous of Edmund when Edmund is named the captain of a ship? | Danglaro, who becomes the first mate of the ship. |
| 4. Who is the priest who teaches Edmund how to read, write, do math, understand economics and politics and to sword fight? | The Priest is the old man who has been in Chateau D'lf for years already. |
| 5. Who is the woman Edmund loves? | The woman Edmund loves is Mercedes. |
| 6. Who is a dishonest magistrate (judge) who sends Edmund to prison even though he knows Edmund did not commit treason? | Villefort sends Edmund to prison |
| 7. Who is a highly educated man who uses his riches to plot revenge and get justice? | The Count of Monte Cristo, "Edmund Dantes" |
| 8. Who is the son of Mercedes and Edmund? | The son of Mercedes & Edmund is Albert Mondago |
| 9. Who is a pirate who becomes Edmund’s faithful servant? | Jacopo |
| 10. What is the setting of The Count of Monte Cristo? | First they go to the island of Elba, France. After that they go to Paris, France. |
| 11. What is the mood of The Count of Monte Cristo? | the mood is "Exciting" |
| 12. What military leader has been exiled to the island of Elba? | Napoleon Villefort |
| 13. Why do Edmund Dantes and Fernand Mondago take the captain of their ship to Elba? | they take him over there because he was dying, and they needed to find medicine. |
| 14. While Edmund and Fernand are on the island of Elba, Napoleon gives Edmund a letter to take back to France. . What is the most likely reason Napoleon gave the letter to Edmund to take back to France? | Edmund keeps his promises |
| 15. Morell, the owner of the shipping company, makes Edmund the new captain of the ship. Why are Edmund and Mercedes excited about Edmund’s new job? | Because they don't have to wait 4 years for their marriage. they would eventually have enough money to get married soon. |
| 16. Edmund is betrayed, arrested, and sent to Villefort, the Magistrate, on charges of treason. Who betrayed Edmund? | His childhood friend Fernand Mondago |
| 17. Which of the following is an example of person vs. person? | When Edmund has to fight Jacopo for his life. |
| 18. Why does Villefort decide to send Edmund to the Chateau D’If? | Because he was doing a favor for Napoleon Banarbart. |
| 19. What happens every year on the anniversary of Edmund’s imprisonment? | They come to hit him in the back with a whip. |
| 20. Who does Edmund meet in the Chateau D’If several years after being in the Chateau D’If? | He meets the Priest. |
| 21. What is the priest doing when he meets Edmund? | He was digging under, trying to escape, but he ended up in Edmund's cell. |
| 22. What does the priest tell Edmund to use the treasure of Sparta to do? | He gave him a map that takes him somewhere, where he hid a treasure |
| 23. How does Edmund escape from the Chateau D’If? | When the Priest died, they put him in a bag with chains, But Edmund replaces the priest's body for his. they threw him in the sea, but Edmund managed to escape by swimming to shore. |
| 24. Why does Jacopo become Edmund’s loyal servant? | Because Edmund doesn't kill him, and he also doesn't let the other pirates kill him. |
| 25. Edmund returns to Marseille, France disguised as Zatara, the pirate. He goes to see his former shipping boss, Morrell. What does Edmund learn from Morrell? | that Edmund's father hung him self because Edmund got sent to prison |
| 26. What is Edmund’s goal after he becomes the Count of Monte Cristo? | To take revenge on the people who betrayed him |
| 27. During the party the Count of Monte Cristo has and Alberts birthday, why do Fernand, Mercedes, and Villefort not recognize the Count of Monte Cristo as Edmund? | Because he is now more educated than Edmund was before. |
| 28. What does Edmund do to Danglers? | he tricks him into trying to steal treasure from The Count of Monte Cristo. |
| 29. What does Edmund do to Villefort? | he convinced him into saying that he killed his father and Edmund's too. i didn't really understand him when he was saying all that. |
| 30. What mistake does the Count of Monte Cristo make that causes Mercedes to know he is really Edmund? | he says he doesn't know Edmund Dantes but Mercedes never said his last name, she just said "Edmund". |
| 31. Why did Mercedes marry Fernand Mondago? | He married him because she wanted him to take care of his son while he was growing up because she was pregnant from Edmund before they sent him away. |
| 32. Which of the following is an example of person vs. self in The Count of Monte Cristo? | When he promises the Priest that the rest of the money he has was only going to be for Good & for Good only. |
| 33. What did Edmund do to Fernand Mondago? | he kills him in a sword fight. |
| 34. What does Edmund promise the Priest at the end of The Count of Monte Cristo? | that he will use the rest of the treasure for GOOD only. |
| 35. What do you think the chess piece SYMBOLIZES? Explain your answer. | to me it symbolizes revenge because, before Edmund gets sent to prison, Fernand gives him a chess piece, and whenever Fernand tries to steal a trunk fool of treasure he sees the black chess piece that he gave Edmund. |
| 36. Why do you think Edmund puts this piece in the bottom of the empty trunk for Fernand to find? (Remember, Fernand thought there was a fortune in gold in the trunk.) | To remind him that he is still alive, and that he will get revenge from Fernand |
| 37. What literary term is a problem? | Conflict |
| 38. What literary term is atmosphere; it is usually determined by the setting? | the Mood |
| 39. What literary term is where a story takes place includes the time and place? | the Setting |
| 40. What literary term is the author’s lesson or message? | the Theme |
| 41. What literary term is a conflict that is created when a character must make a difficult decision? | Internal Conflict |
| 42. What literary term is a person has a conflict facing his or her destiny? | Person vs Fate |
| 43. What literary term is a conflict caused by an outside force? | External conflict |
| 44. What literary term is a conflict with any force of nature such as the weather, animals, or death? | person vs Nature |
| 45. What literary term is a conflict between two people (for example an argument or fight)? | person vs person |
| 46. What literary term is one person in conflict with a group of people? | person vs society |
| 47. What literary term is the relationship between the narrator and the reader ; how the story is told? | point of view |
| 48. What literary term hints in the story that help you predict what will happen later in the story? | foreshadowing |
| 49. What literary term is the “person” telling the story? | narrator |
| 50. What literary term is the narrator’s /author’s attitude towards the story? | Tone |
| 51. What literary term is when the narrator of a story is a character in the story ? | 1st person |
| 52. What literary term is a person or animal in a story? | personification |
| 53. What literary term is when the narrator is all knowing and can tell the reader about the past, present, and future? | 3rd Omniscient. |
| 54. What literary term is the character who creates problems for the protagonist ; the bad guy? | the Antagonist |
| 55. What literary term is when the narrator is NOT part of the story and can tell the reader what only one character is seeing and thinking ? | 3rd limited |
| 56. What literary term is the main character in the story ; good guy | the Protagonist |
| 57. What literary term is the difference between appearance and reality | Irony |
| 58. What literary term is characters who are not as important in a story | Minor characters |
| 59. What literary term is a character whose personality does NOT change in a story | Static characterization |
| 60. What literary term is a character whose personality changes in a story | Dynamic characterization |
| 61. What literary term is the quality is a story that keeps the reader interested | Rising action |
| 62. What literary term is something that represents something else | Symbol |
| 63. What literary term is when the personality of a character is revealed through the characters thoughts and actions | Indirect characterization |
| 64. What literary term is when the narrator or another character tells the reader about a character’s personality | direct characterization |