Plot Part I
Name the two cities that represent the setting of most of the novel.
What is Calais and Dover?
The citoyens received Marguerite like _____ when she returned to France.
What was the citoyens responded to Marguerite’s return to France with indifference, which bordered a cold contempt?
What reason did Benjamin give Chauvelin about why he did not want to stay behind with his cart in the middle of the night, along the road?
He told Chauvelin that often late at night there are "marauders" that come through the woods, looking to steal or raid.
_____ is a Jew who rented a cart and horse to the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Who is Reuben Goldstein?
_____ is responsible for relaying Chauvelin’s orders to the other men down the line and does so with precision.
Who is Desgas?
Mr. Jellyband questions this reason why Sir Andrew and Marguerite meet at "The Fisherman's Rest".
What is Mr. Jellyband thinks Marguerite is having an affair with Sir Andrew?
What was the clue that Marguerite heard that told her Percy had arrived at Pere Blanchard's hut?
Marguerite hears the “cheerful sound of a happy, fresh voice singing lustily, ‘God save the King!," whom she knows is Percy.
What did Chauvelin tell his soldiers to look out for repeatedly while they waited at Pere Blanchard's Hut and patrolled St. Martin's Road?
He emphasized "tall Englishman" repeatedly, and threatened their lives if they missed him.
_____ is a dirty and unpleasant man, and his inn is described as dilapidated and “squalid.”
Who is Brogard?
_____ had Armand St. Just beaten “like a dog within an inch of his life” because Armand, a “plebian,” had “dared to love” the aristocrat’s daughter.
Who is the Marquis de St. Cyr?
Marguerite did _____ to persuade Sir Andrew to escort her to France.
What was Marguerite persuaded Sir Andrew to travel with her to France by telling him that the Scarlet Pimpernel was in grave danger?
Chauvelin’s BIGGEST fear.
What is Chauvelin’s BIGGEST fear is that the Scarlet Pimpernel will escape?
"“Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité!" - What does this mean?
Liberty, Fraternity, Equality!
_____ is a royal citizen in England and close friend of Sir Percy and Lady Blakeney.
Who is the Prince of Wales?
_____ will one day inherit her father’s inn, and like Mr. Jellyband, she is the personification of British warmth and hospitality.
Who is Sally?
Marguerite found this on the floor of Percy's study.
What is a ring with the pimpernel flower on it?
What time did the Scarlet Pimpernel say he was going to be in the Supper Room the night of the ball?
1 a.m.
What prevented Sir Andrew and Marguerite from leaving Dover quickly for Calais to warn Armand and Percy?
There was a terrible storm over the English Channel, and it would be too dangerous to cross it during the storm.
_____ and Marguerite St. Just are old friends from school.
Who is Suzanne de Tournay?
_____ is an evil man with “pale, fox-like eyes,” and he “firmly believes that the French aristocrat is the most bitter enemy of France.”
Who is Chauvelin?
Name three characteristics of The Fisherman's Rest.
-homey, warm, inviting
-dark oak wood walls, paneled seats with tall backs and long polished tables
-flower pots of scarlet geraniums and blue larkspur
-gigantic hearth (fireplace), red-tiled floors
-many servants to help (3pts)
-a welcoming place where people could come to rest and be comfortable on their journey, or a place that the same people would come to relax and enjoy a daily drink
This "either/or" choice is the moral choice Marguerite had to make while following Chauvelin and his soldiers.
What is Marguerite had to choose her husband's life or her brother's?
Name 3 characteristics of Le Chat Gris.
-dilapidated and squalid
-wallpaper was hanging off the walls in stripes
-furniture was broken or had missing pieces
-chairs had broken backs or no seats
-pieces of a loft upstairs with broken steps leading to it
-dirty and uninviting, smelled terrible
Due to his social status as Secretary of State of England, he is forced to accept and even entertain Chauvelin.
Who is Lord Grenville?
She and her children escape the Reign of Terror with the help of the Scarlet Pimpernel and are brought to England by Sir Andrew and Lord Anthony.
Who is the Comtesse de Tournay?