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"The Scarlet Pimpernel" -Baroness Orczy

Level 1 -Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel? -Percy Blakeney or Lord Blakeney

-What port city in England did the crew of Scarlet Pimpernel meet? -Dover, England

-What was the name of the group that was trying to catch the Scarlet Pimpernel? -Community of Public Safety

-What is the name of villain that was catching the Scarlet Pimpernel? -Chauvelin

-Why was Lady Blakeney and Lord Blakeney estranged temporarily after their marriage?\ -Lady Blakeney gave no justification when Lord Blakeney asked her whether or not she was involved in giving information to the Community of Public Safety about St. Cyr.

-What was the Scarlet Pimpernel doing that made him get chased? -He was saving the French aristocrats who are being executed.

-How did Lord Blakeney escape from the guard called Bibot through the west gate at the beginning of the novel? -He pretended to be an old hag and stayed at the village for a long time to gain trust. Then, he pretended to have a boy with small pox and the guard told him to leave. Inside the vegetables he had in his wagon, there were French Aristocrats.

-How did the Scarlet Pimpernel escape with Lady Blakeney, Armand, and a lot of French Aristocrats at the end of the novel? -He dressed up as an old Jewish man and left a false note from the Scarlet Pimpernel that guided them to a false location. Then, everyone else rode the Daydream to escape France.

-What is Lady Blakeney's brother called? -Armand

-Why does Lady Blakeney help Chauvelin catch the Scarlet Pimpernel? -Lady Blakeney didn't know that her husband was the Scarlet Pimpernel and Chauvelin had a secret letter from the Scarlet Pimpernel to Armand. Armand worked for the French Republic and Chauvelin threatened Lady Blakeney's brother's life to gain information about the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Level 2 -The rescued French Aristocrat asks Sir Andrews (loyal man to Scarlet Pimpernel) why he does this job. He answers that he does it for "sport." He definitely has another reason behind it; what other reason for this act can be known throughout the book?

-In "The Scarlet Pimpernel," how do the Scarlet Pimpernel's and Chauvelin's actions/words different?

-In "The Scarlet Pimpernel," the Scarlet Pimpernel acts dumb and stupid throughout the book. Why does he do so and in what ways is he smart?

Level 3 -Was the Scarlet Pimpernel doing the right decisions when he was saving the aristocrats?

-Why did Chauvelin fail and why did Scarlet Pimpernel succeed?