The Count of Monte Cristo – Study Guide Ch. 1-26
Chapter 1
1. What tragic event happened on the Pharoan?
2. Why has the ship stopped on the Isle of Elba?
3. What did Danglars say the captain had given Dantès?
4. Why did Dantès ask for two weeks leave?
Chapter 2
1. What happy news does Edmond tell his father?
2. What had Caderousse done to Edmond’s father?
3. Who was waiting for Caderousse when he left Edmond’s house?
Chapter 3
1. Who was with Mércêdès when Dantès arrived? What is their relationship like?
2. Who stops Fernand when he runs out? What do they want with him?
3. What does Dantès have to do in Paris?
Chapter 4
1. What happens before the engagement party?
Chapter 5
1. Who is to be married after the other betrothal feast?
2. Who comes to beg for Dantès?
3. How does Dantès explain his trip to Elba?
4. The letter that Dantès was to take to Paris was addressed to which character?
5. How is Villefort’s investigation ironic?
6. What are Villefort’s instructions to Dantès regarding the letter?
Chapter 6
1. Where do the guards take Dantès?
2. How did Dantès spend the night?
3. Why does Dantès offer 300 francs to a guard? What is the final outcome of this discussion?
Chapter 7
1. Who does the duke bring to see King Louis XVIII? What is his message?
