The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapters 1–3

What is Edmond Dantes's profession at the beginning of the novel?

• solider

• sailor

• tailor

• lawyer

Why does Dantes at the Isle of Elba instead of going straight home to Marseilles after the death of the captain?

• He has a friend who lives there who he hasn't seen in years

• Danglars persuades him to make a stop there to get more food for the journey home

• The dying captain commissioned him to deliver a package to someone there

• He wants to buy an engagement ring for Mercedes from the famous jewelers there

What best desdribes the relationship between Dantes and Danglars"

• Best friends and close confidants

• estranged brothers

• congenial coworkers

• distant colleagues

Who is the first person Dantes visits when he reaches Marseilles?

• His father

• Mercedes

• Danglars

• Caderousse

Who is the author of The Count of Monte Cristo?

• Edmond Dantes

• Victor Hugo

• Alexandre Dumas

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Who proposes to Merceces in chapter 3?

• Monsieur Morrel

• Edmond Dantes

• Fernand Mondego

• Danglars

How does Mercedes feel about Fernand Mondego?

• She looks upon him as a brother

• She dislikes him instensely

• She doesn't know him

• She is jealous of him

How does Edmond feel when he goes to see Mercedes for the first time, and he finds Fernand there with her.

• He notices that Mercedes is upset by something Fernand has done or said, and he is angry at him, but respectful.

• He is happy to see Fernand after all these years

• He realizes that Fernand was only bringing food to Mercedes

• He leaves the two of them so they can continue talking.

Edmond and Mercedes are planning to get married very soon.

• true

• false