Young Learners Classic Readers Level 6 The Count of Monte Cristo 1
Word Study Think about the word for each picture. Then write the word in correct form from the box. shoulder couple lock guard cell news cloth 1. The dangerous man was kept in a that had iron bars. 2. The in this shirt is made from cotton. 3. Grace and James look like a happy. 4. A by the door kept the man from escaping. 5. Remember to the door when you go out. 6. The man was carrying a big box on his. 7. We heard about the accident from the. 2
Reading Comprehension Beginning: Chapters 1 3 A. Circle T for true and F for false. 1. Edmond Dantes was captain of the Pharaoh. T / F 2. Dantes met Napoleon at Elba. T / F 3. Danglars guessed Dantes was taking a secret letter to Paris. T / F 4. Danglars was arrested at the wedding. T / F 5. Dantes was put in prison at Château d If. T / F B. Choose the best answer. 1. All of the following are true about the Pharaoh EXCEPT a. Edmond Dantes worked on it b. its captain had died c. Danglars wanted to be its captain d. Dantes didn t want to be its captain 2. What did Danglars tell Morrel? a. That Dantes was a bad man b. That Dantes ordered the ship to stay in Elba c. That Dantes killed Captain Leclerc d. That Dantes did not want to be captain 3
3. Why did Morrel NOT want Dantes to talk about the letter or Napoleon? a. Because it would get Danglars in trouble b. Because it would get Dantes in trouble c. Because it was a secret d. Because Morrel didn t like Napoleon 4. Why did Dantes s father NOT have any money? a. Because he had spent it on Caderousse b. Because Dantes had not given him any money c. Because he had spent it on food and drink d. Because someone had taken his money 5. Why was Dantes going to Paris? a. To see his father b. To deliver money to Caderousse c. To deliver something for Captain Leclerc d. To see the king 6. What did Danglars write in his letter? a. That Dantes wanted to kill the king b. That Caderousse was helping Napoleon c. That Dantes s father was a friend of Napoleon d. That Dantes had a letter from Napoleon 4
Middle: Chapters 4 5 A. Circle T for true and F for false. 1. Dantes broke his mug and used it for digging. T / F 2. Faria was not very excited to see Dantes when he climbed out of the hole. T / F 3. Faria gave some medicine to Dantes to take. T / F 4. Faria burned the treasure map before Dantes saw it. T / F 5. Dantes escaped by jumping into the sea. T / F B. Choose the best answer. 1. All of the following are true about Dantes in prison EXCEPT a. every night the guard brought him soup b. he would wait for an hour before he started digging c. he broke his mug and used it for digging d. he never lost hope as he was digging 2. What came out of the hole in Dantes s floor? a. A mouse b. An old man c. Some water d. A light 3. All of the following are true about Faria when he got out of the hole EXCEPT a. he said there was always hope b. he had dark eyes, long white hair, and a long white beard c. he brought some special food with him d. he was not very excited to see Dantes 5
4. Who did Faria think might have caused Dantes to go to prison? a. Danglars and Caderousse b. Morrel c. Mercedes d. Captain Leclerc 5. What was the only thing Dantes thought about? a. Escape b. Mercedes c. Revenge d. The sea 6. Which of these is NOT true about the map? a. Faria hid it in his medicine bottle. b. It was in two pieces. c. It was a treasure map. d. The treasure was on the island of Monte Cristo. End: Chapters 6 8 A. Circle T for true and F for false. 1. Dantes used the broken mug to cut the bag he was in. T / F 2. Dantes couldn t find the treasure on Monte Cristo. T / F 3. Dantes bought a ship for Jacopo. T / F 4. Jacopo told Danglars about Dantes s plan for revenge. T / F 5. Dantes and Mercedes were finally married. T / F B. Choose the best answer. 1. What did Dantes use to escape from the bag? a. His teeth b. A knife c. The broken mug d. His fingers 6
2. All of the following are true about Dantes after he was thrown into the sea EXCEPT a. he swam back to the island b. he swam for hours c. Jacopo pulled him from the water d. the captain let him stay and work on the ship 3. How did Dantes get to Monte Cristo? a. He asked the captain to take him there. b. He took a small boat from the ship. c. The captain sailed there to meet another captain d. He jumped from the ship and swam. 4. What reason did Dantes give for wanting to stay on the island? a. He was sick. b. He hurt his leg. c. He wanted to be by himself. d. He didn t want to work on the ship anymore. 5. All of the following are true EXCEPT a. Dantes used a tree branch to move the big rock b. the rock rolled down the hill and splashed into the sea c. there was a dead man in the underground room d. Dantes found the treasure in a wooden chest 7
6. What did Dantes buy for Jacopo? a. A house b. An island c. Some land in France d. A ship Summary of the Story Fill in the blanks with the words. There are three (3) extra words. voyage tax prison wedding recognized revenge marked shave The captain of the ship Pharaoh had died during a 1. Edmond Dantes took his place and brought the ship back to France. On the way, Dantes stopped by Elba. There he met Napoleon and picked up a letter to deliver to someone in Paris. The ship s owner was going to make Dantes the captain, but another man named Danglars wanted the job. Danglars wrote a letter about the letter Dantes had, and Dantes was arrested at his 2 and taken to 3. While in prison, Dantes met a man named Faria, who had a treasure map. Dantes thought about 4 all the time. Eventually, he escaped and found the treasure. He went back to Marseilles, where he called himself the Count of Monte Cristo. But the woman he was going to marry years ago 5 him. She told Dantes that she was going to leave her bad husband, but she couldn t be with Dantes again. It was too late. Finally, Dantes decided not to get revenge on the people who had sent him to prison. 8