The Scarlet Pimpernel

Study Guide
Vocabulary
degenerated – declined from the original intention
guillotine – a machine used during the French Revolution to behead
people
faction – a group with similar beliefs
aristocrats – people of noble birth
nom de guerre – a fake name used to hide a person’s identity during
war
derived – taken from
intrigue – mystery
elusive – hard to catch
foppish – like a man who is very vain and only concerned with fashion
ardently – passionately
swashbuckling – romantic and broad in scope

Note
Vocabulary
enraptured – captured the imagination
farces – plays in which the action is ridiculous
melodramas – plays which depict exaggerated emotions
culmination – a collection
theatricality – entertaining exaggeration
penchant – a preference
disparaging – critical, demeaning

1. What influenced Baroness Orczy to write?

2. What did she introduce in her early pieces?
3. How many books did Orczy write?

Chapter I. Paris: September, 1792

Vocabulary
surging – moving as a group seething – angry
naught – nothing vile – ugly
tyrant – a cruel or brutal ruler ghastly – horrible
fraternity – brotherhood carnage – slaughter
descendants – children, grandchildren, etc.
Crusades – the religious wars fought in the Middle East during the
11th, 12th, and
centuries
noblesse – rights of the nobility lustful – sinful
effectual – successful lavish – extravagant
hideous – awful aristos – [slang]
aristocrats
endeavoured – tried evade – escape
pretexts – lies ci-devant – disguised;
false

marquises – titles of noblemen aghast – horrifi ed

sovereigns – rulers, kings sacér tonnerre – an
oath, sacred thunder
prey – a victim precursors –
symptoms
wretches – poor people malady - an illness
métres – measurements of distance hag – an old, poor
woman
satiety – satisfaction ghastly – horrible
citoyen – a citizen, common man mére – mother; the
Virgin Mary
traitorous – disloyal tumbrels – carts
Bourbons – the French royal family En avant – bring forward
royalists – people loyal to the throne sallies – outbursts
singularly – extraordinarily execration – a curse
asserted – believed morbleu – an oath
unparalleled – without equal narrative – a story
pluck – courage pompously – acting
in a superior way
audacity – boldness contempt – hatred
elusive – unable to be caught; evasive

1. Find two examples of irony in this chapter.

2. What is the setting of the opening chapter?
3. Give examples of how the aritos tried to escape.
4. Why did the aristocrats want to fl ee from Paris?
5. What metaphor does the author use to describe the Bibot’s manner
in catching
aristocrats?
6. Give an example of Bibot’s cruelty.
7. Describe how the author personifi es the guillotine.
8. Who has become the greatest threat to the new government?
9. How did they know when The Scarlet Pimpernel had masterminded
an escape?
10. Describe how the government was attempting to stop the Scarlet
Pimpernel.
11. In the opening, why did a large crowd gather at the West Gate?
12. Describe how the Scarlet Pimpernel tricked Grospiere.
13. Who did the Scarlet Pimpernel help to escape Paris?
14. How did the Scarlet Pimpernel trick Bibot?
Chapter II. Dover: “The Fisherman’s Rest”
Vocabulary
jack – a skewer
deliberation – intention
subdued – quiet
methodically – slowly and carefully
tankard – a mug
inherent – natural
buxom – having a womanly shape; full-fi gured
notoriety – fame
craze – fashion
witticism – a clever joke
defalcations – thievery
mincemeat – something cut into tiny pieces
equanimity – calmness
hark – listen
sententiously – judgmentally
lingo – language
assented – agreed
retorted – answered
preposterous – outrageous
anent – about
pungent – strong smelling
portly – round
jovial – good natured
countenance – an appearance
pate – the head
yeoman – a king’s guard
churchwarden – a clay pipe
breeches – pants
rendezvous – a meeting
hostel – a boarding house
torrents – massive amounts
deluged – fl ooded
personage – an individual
foil – a person for contrast or counterpoint
capacious – roomy
dejectedly – sadly
nigh – almost
incontestable – unable to be argued against
jackanapes – hoodlums
peremptory – demanding
precarious – inconsistent; dangerous
querulous – argumentative
feebly – weakly
1. What is the setting of this chapter and how do you know?
2. How do we know that Mr. Jellyband, owner of the Fisherman’s Rest,
is prosperous?
3. Describe the mood in the tavern. Why is this important?
4. Mr. Jellyband is expecting specifi c guests tonight. Who are they?
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Chapter III. The Refugees
Vocabulary
indignity – humiliation
adherents – friends
eloquence – persuasive speech
arduous – painful, diffi cult
prudence – good judgment
moderation – evenness
advent – an arrival
earnestness – sincerity
anxiety – fear, concern
melancholy – sadness
bearing – the appearance
vouch – to stand up for
ceremoniously – grandly, with a fl ourish
profuse – extreme
deferentially – respectfully
divesting – removing
yokels – peasants
rubicund – reddish in color
wench – a serving girl
tureen – a large vessel for holding soup
ejaculated – shouted
bustle – a commotion
“the quality” – someone from the upper class
foppishly – overtly stylish
reprobate – a scoundrel
1. How do the English view the French Revolution?
2. Describe Lord Anthony.
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3. Who is expected to arrive this evening?
4. What is bothering Lord Anthony?
5. Describe the attitude of the aristocrats when they arrive.
6. What does the author mean when she says, “…two young people
understood each
other”? (Pg. 20)
7. Identify the aristocrats who have arrived from France.
8. Why does Mr. Waite become angry?
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Chapter IV. The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Vocabulary
dire – extreme
affectation – phony, exaggerated behavior
interposed – broke into a conversation
veil – to hide, diminish
peril – danger
overmaster – to overcome, change
immeasurably – greatly
vehemence – strong feelings
solemn – serious
transfi gured – changed
dessinated – printed (misprint in book – should be “designated”)
incredulously – unbelievably
summarily – with great speed
implacable – stubborn
tribunal – a court
epistle – a letter
enigmatical – quizzical
quaint – folksy
unmerited – unfair
league – a group united for a specifi c purpose
fervently – emotionally
treachery – evil
rife – abundant
fraternity – a brotherhood
haughty – arrogant
disdain – scorn
denounced – spoke against
plebian – common, not noble
proverbial – known by all
encased – wrapped
1. Where did the stranger hide in the Inn?
2. Why is Comtesse de Tournay sad?
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3. Does Lord Anthony mastermind the dangerous escapes of the
aristocrats?
4. What is a scarlet pimpernel?
5. Why do these Englishmen risk their lives to save the French
aristocrats?
6. Does the Comtesse know the identity of the hag driving the cart on
which she escaped?
7. How many men are in league with the Scarlet Pimpernel?
8. Who is Marguerite St. Just and what treachery has she committed?
9. Who arrives at the conclusion of the chapter?
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Chapter V. Marguerite
Vocabulary
admonished – scolded
zounds – an oath; curse [God’s blood]
emphatic – feel strongly
hither – here
thither – there
sang-froid – calm appearance, poise
soupçon – a pinch
intonation – the stress in a word
avert – to avoid
Dieu – an oath; God
contemptible – hateful
pardieu – an oath; by God
extant – still existing
undulating – waving
aureole – like a ring of light
effusively – with great emotion
apprehension – caution
hauteur – prideful attitude
conciliatory – peaceful
vista – a view
scion – a branch of
insolence – boldness
impudence – rudeness
gratuitous – unnecessary
fi chu – a neck scarf made of lace
beckoned – called for
fi lial – related to family
gait – walk, stride
mimicry – an imitation
shafts – arrows
1. Identify the confl ict which opens this chapter.
2. Why does Suzanne want to meet with Lady Blakeney?
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3. Describe Lady Blakeney.
4. How does Lady Blakeney react when she sees the de Tournay
family?
5. Which social group did the aristocracy hate above all others and
why?
6. Who was Armand St. Just?
7. What was the cause of St. Just’s feud?
8. How does the Comtesse de Tournay greet Lady Blakeney?
9. How does Lady Blakeney respond to this encounter?
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Chapter VI. An Exquisite of ’92
Vocabulary
exquisite – a dandy or fop
chronicles – historical records
perpetual – eternal
Bart. – abbreviation for baronet
aver – to testify
début – fi rst performance
chaperoned – guarded
coterie – a group
troublous – dangerous, troubled
pivot – a turning point, hinge point
eccentricity – quirkiness, odd behavior
soirée de contract – a wedding party
dîner de fi ançailles – an engagement party
appurtenances – pieces or parts
malignantly – viciously
cosmopolitan – sophisticated
covet – to desire
onerous – diffi cult
majority – legal age
inanities – stupid or silly expressions
gilded – privileged, wealthy
fêtes – parties
inevitable – expected; bound to happen
imperturbable – unshakable, never changing
bonhomie – good nature
inimitable – unmatchable
irreproachably – perfectly
incroyable – unbelievable
lolled – walked slowly
gravity – seriousness
placidly – calmly, indifferently
reparation – payment
bantam – a small person who is comically aggressive
abashed – ashamed
imperturbably – not bothered
insolence – insulting
choleric – anger, bad temper
enormity – hugeness
coquettishly – playfully
retorted – answered angrily
impugn – to speak badly about
patronize – to utilize
whetted – sharpened
reconciliation – peace
contemptuous – hateful
keener – sharper
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1. Describe Sir Percy Blakeney. What kind of a character does he
appear to be?
2. Describe Lady Blakeney’s belief system.
3. Why were Lady Blakeney’s friends in France shocked at her
marriage?
4. What does “golden key” mean? (Pg. 34)
5. What did London society think of this marriage?
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6. Describe Sir Percy’s childhood.
7. What does the young Viscomte de Tournay suggest?
8. Sir Percy refuses to take part in a duel. What does the Viscomte
think are Percy’s
reasons?
9. Why are they awaiting Armand St. Just?
10. As the chapter ends what does Sir Andrew notice?
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Chapter VII. The Secret Orchard
Vocabulary
Utopia –a perfect society
lofty – high minded
prudent – wise, careful
exonerated – proven innocent
disillusionment – sadness
bereft – stripped of
ineradicably – steadfast, never changing
vagaries – fl ights of fancy, imagination
waning – diminishment, fading
foreboding – a premonition of the future
1. How does Sir Percy’s absence foreshadow the discovery of the
identity of the Scarlet
Pimpernel?
2. What was the purpose of the French Revolution?
3. How do Marguerite and Armand feel about the Revolution?
4. Marguerite believes that Sir Percy has turned against her and no
longer loves her. Why?
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5. Why did Marguerite marry Percy in the fi rst place?
6. What does Armand see as the turning point in Marguerite’s
marriage?
7. At the conclusion of the chapter the author refers back to the title of
the chapter.
Explain the image of the secret orchard.
8. What did Armand feel he could not tell to Marguerite?
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Chapter VIII. The Accredited Agent
Vocabulary
pall – gloom
propriety – proper behavior
decorum – good taste
cravat – a neck scarf
ignominiously – dishonorably
reprisals – revenge
doctrines – laws, beliefs
anent - about
revelry – festivity
unfeigned – genuine
prepossessing – good fi rst impression
je n’ennuie – I am bored
mon ami – my friend
loth – not wanting (loath)
consternation – fear
ennui – boredom
idyllic – ideal, perfect
pernicious – evil
retorted – answered sharply
enigmatical – mysterious
pseudonym – a false name
émigrés – immigrants
culminating – concluding
holocaust – destruction
ostentation – fame, reward
insinuatingly – indirectly suggesting
ardour – passion (ardor)
noisome – offensive, disgusting
rebuke – an insult
1. Give evidence that Sir Percy is not a complete fool.
2. In the opening of the chapter, what is Marguerite thinking about?
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3. Why did Marguerite hate the M. de St. Cyr?
4. Describe Marguerite’s involvement with the arrest of de St. Cyr.
5. What crime was the Marquis de St. Cyr charged with?
6. Who does Marguerite meet while walking back to the tavern?
7. Why has Chauvelin come to England?
8. What does Chauvelin want from Marguerite?
9. What name was given to describe the French Government’s violent
elimination of
aristocrats?
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10. Who were the justiciaries of the government?
11. How does Marguerite feel about the Revolution and the Scarlet
Pimpernel?
12. What does Chauvelin plan to do once he has captured the Scarlet
Pimpernel?
13. How does Marguerite react to Chauvelin?
14. How does Sir Percy serve as a foil for the character of the Scarlet
Pimpernel?
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Chapter IX. The Outrage
Vocabulary
incessant – continual
expedition – a journey
reveled – celebrated
solitude – peace
dexterous – skillful
ruddy – reddish
piquant – attractive
cheek – gall; insolence
ingenuity – cleverness
lurid – spooky
decipher – to translate; make understandable
pinioned – tied
dastardly – cowardly
1. Describe the mood established at the Inn in the beginning of this
chapter.
2. What are Sir Andrew and Sir Tony discussing?
3. They discuss their next adventure and reveal to the reader
previously unknown
information. What important fact does the reader now discover?
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4. What new danger do they face?
5. How did Chauvelin’s spy get into the tavern?
6. Who is the leader of the spies?
7. What has Chauvelin found and why is it important?
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Chapter X. In the Opera Box
Vocabulary
aria – a solo performance in an opera
succumbed – gave in to
scrutinized – investigated closely
apathetically – with disinterest
à propos – timely, appropriate
perversity – wrong attitude
tirade – a long speech of reprimand
ent-acte – intermission
vagary – extravagance
mode – a style
commencement – beginning g, progression
enthralled – fascinated
fêted – celebrated
congenial – friendly, warm
whither – where
jeunesse doree – a young group of people; popular crowd
feigned – pretended
vouchsafed – gave
placidly – calmly
exigencies – demands
impudence – rudeness
indiscretion – an unwise act
cognizance – knowledge
thwart – to stop
coup – an attempt
strophe – lines or words of dialogue
bravado – power, strength
urbanely – elegantly
tethered – fastened, tied
anon – soon
temporize – bargain
rend – to give
imperiling – endangering
remonstrance – reprimands
chapeau bras – hat
au revoir – good-bye
1. What is the setting at the opening of the chapter?
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2. Why does Lady Portarles reprimand the Comtesse?
3. How does Marguerite respond to Chauvelin’s threat?
4. Chauvelin is obviously a static character. What would be the
appropriate term to
describe Armand?
5. What bargain does Chauvelin offer to Marguerite?
6. Chauvelin has acquired an important note. What information is in
the note?
7. What metaphor does Marguerite use to describe her situation?
8. What bargain does Marguerite strike with Chauvelin?
9. Marguerite is desperate. From whom does she feel she should be
able to turn for help?
10. What changes Marguerite’s mind?
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Chapter XI. Lord Grenville’s Ball
Vocabulary
minuet – a popular dance
dispersed – sent
irreproachable – fl awless
amenities – services
annihilated – destroyed
unwarrantably – improper
indignation – ire; anger
entice – lure
major-domo – a butler; steward
suite – a group, companions
compatriots – fellows; friends
fl agrantly – openly
amiable – social
perchance – perhaps
suffused – covered
exult – to rejoice
1. Who is Lord Grenville?
2. Why would Chavelin expect to be isolated at the ball?
3. How was Chauvelin received by London society?
4. Give three reasons why Chauvelin did not care about the social
amenities.
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5. What promise had Chauvelin made to his colleagues in France?
6. The Prince of Wales is not particularly welcoming to Chauvelin
because of the French
government. What changes his mind about Chauvelin?
7. When the Prince is introduced to the Comtesse de Tournay there is
an awkward
moment. What has happened?
8. What does the Prince ask Chauvelin?
9. How do the English feel about the Scarlet Pimpernel?
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Chapter XII. The Scrape of Paper
Vocabulary
doggerel quatrain – a four lined poem
bon mot – a joke
hazard – a card game
prosaic – dull
bevy – a group
bohemian – unusual
fatalist – a pessimist
embrasures – an alcove
anonymity – obscurity
mot d’ordre – password
tête-à-tête – secret conversation
boudoir – bedroom
cavalier – a gentleman admirer
fatality – the outcome
talisman – a good luck charm
perusing – looking over
imminent – immediate
lurid – gaudy
gavotte – a type of music
congé – a dismissal
untoward – unpleasant
mete – to give out
chastisement – punishment
vis-à-vis – the person in front of
1. Describe Marguerite’s mood.
2. Who has arrived late to the ball?
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3. What does Marguerite observe?
4. How did Marguerite trick Sir Andrew?
5. What additional distraction enables Marguerite to read the note?
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Chapter XIII. Either – Or?
Vocabulary
ormolu – a clock decoration
allaying – relieving
histrionic – acting
billet doux – a love letter
banal - ordinary
1. What was on the note?
2. What confl ict does Marguerite face?
3. At the end of the chapter, who is the Prince asking for?
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Chapter XIV. One O’clock Precisely!
Vocabulary
repartees – conversations
wags – gossips
cuisine – cooking
epoch – a time period
incessant – never ending
indefatigable – never tiring
extricate – to get away
discourse – a conversation
perforce – necessarily
emissaries – messengers
audacity – daring
imprudent – unwise
woebegone – abandoned, sad
recherché – unusual
benignly – kindly
audacious – outrageous
implacable – merciless
sobriquet – name
1. Describe the setting Chauvelin fi nds in the supper-room.
2. Who does Chauvelin fi nd in the supper-room?
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Chapter XV. Doubt
Vocabulary
succumb – at the mercy
contredanse – type of dance
ailing – ill
portico – porch
1. What confl icting thoughts consume Marguerite?
2. Did Chauvelin fi nd the Scarlet Pimpernel?
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Chapter XVI. Richmond
Vocabulary
delinquencies – shortcomings
buffeted – pushed around
palatial – grand, like a palace
estrangement – division, separation
balustrade – a railing
reminiscences – memories
homage – honor
obstinacy – stubbornness
suppliant – a beggar
entreat – to beg; plead
beget – create
odious – hideous
duped – tricked
languid – indifferent
foibles – characteristics
dormant – sleeping
lacqueys – servants
somnolent – sleepy
punctilious – perfect, correct
divined – fi gured out
caprice – a whim
obstinacy – stubbornness
1. What simile does the author use to describe the river?
2. What is Marguerite remembering?
3. What does Marguerite believe is the source of Percy’s short
comings?
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4. What is the similarity in Marguerite’s connection to both the M. de
St. Cyr and the
Scarlet Pimpernel?
5. What question does Marguerite ask Percy?
6. Why did Percy stop loving her?
7. What inner confl ict does Percy fi ght?
8. How does Marguerite answer Percy’s accusation?
9. While looking at Percy, what does Marguerite suddenly realize?
10. What has kept Percy from Marguerite?
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11. What story does Marguerite tell Percy?
12. What new danger does Marguerite tell Percy about?
13. What promise does Percy make?
14. While she is confessing, why does Marguerite not tell Percy about
the deal with
Chauvelin?
15. If she had turned back to Sir Percy after her exit, what might she
have witnessed?
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Chapter XVII. Farewell
Vocabulary
spurned – turned away
nonchalance – indifference
imbued – infl uenced by
presentiment – a fear
solicitude – concern
1. What two facts does Marguerite come to realize?
2. What does Marguerite decide to do?
3. What awakens Marguerite?
4. What does Marguerite discover?
5. What does the note say?
6. What about this note does Marguerite fi nd strange?
7. When Marguerite stops Percy from leaving, what reason does he
give for his trip?
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Chapter XVIII. The Mysterious Device
Vocabulary
conjecture – a guess
chaffed – teased
perturbed – annoyed
irresolute – unsure
1. Where has Percy gone?
2. What secret place does Marguerite enter?
3. What surprises Marguerite about the study?
4. What conclusion does she reach?
5. Besides the portrait, what else does Marguerite notice?
6. What important clue does Marguerite fi nd on the fl oor?
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Chapter XIX. The Scarlet Pimpernel
Vocabulary
chèrie – a term of endearment
propitiate – to persuade, appease
devilry – joking
ashen – grey
hindrance – obstacle
poignancy – passion
efface – to remove
remorse – regret
paltry – trivial
wary – careful
raiment – clothing
1. What does Marguerite remember about Chauvelin?
2. Who will help the Comte to escape from France?
3. What does Marguerite fi nally fi gure out?
4. Why had Percy kept his identity a secret from Marguerite?
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5. Marguerite receives a letter from Chauvelin. Why is this important?
6. Is only the Scarlet Pimpernel in danger at the hands of Chauvelin?
7. What mission will Marguerite now under take?
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Chapter XX. The Friend
Vocabulary
courier – a messenger
vestige – a hint
faculty – means, ability
1. What does Marguerite ask of Sir Andrew?
2. What is Sir Andrew’s reaction to her request?
3. What further humiliation must Marguerite face?
4. Sir Andrew warns Marguerite of the risks she is taking. How does she
respond?
5. What is Marguerite’s plan?
6. At this time, what does Marguerite fi nd ironic?
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Chapter XXI. Suspense
Vocabulary
dastardly – villainous
dulcet – pleasant
assignation – a secret meeting
alacrity – enthusiasm
quandary – a dilemma
sedulously – diligently
1. What misconception worries Mr. Jellyband?
2. As she waits for Sir Andrew, what does Marguerite fear?
3. What humorous thought comes to Marguerite?
4. What problem has arisen?
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5. What is Sir Andrew really telling Marguerite when he says, “no one
could possibly put
out of Dover to-night?” (Pg. 137)
6. What does Sir Andrew suggest and how does Marguerite respond?
7. How does Sir Andrew entertain Marguerite?
8. What does the author suggest about the sea?
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Chapter XXII. Calais
Vocabulary
abate – to stop
perfunctory – ordinary
impedimenta – baggage
tricolor cockade – a piece of three color ribbon knotted into a badge
countenance – face
bourgeois – a merchant, middle class
peremptorily – forcefully
faggots – a bundle of sticks
incontinently – quickly
rôle – a part, position
superciliously – arrogantly
scrag – to wring someone’s neck
laconically – lazily
surly – roughly
catechized – scolded
servility – politeness
voilà – there; I understand: It is so
voyons – hooligans
1. What is the situation in the morning when Marguerite arises?
2. Why were Sir Andrew and Marguerite able to walk through the port
city of Calais
unbothered?
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3. What was the Chat Gris?
4. Describe the inside of the Chat Gris.
5. Describe how Marguerite and Andrew are treated inside the inn.
6. What news do they discover of Sir Percy?
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Chapter XXIII. Hope
Vocabulary
glee – happiness
whence – from where
curé – a priest
emissaries – representatives
dogged – haunted
imminence – closeness
impasse – an impossible situation
reconnaissance – information gathering, scouting
1. What warning does Sir Andrew give to Marguerite?
2. Why is Sir Andrew worried?
3. What were the plans?
4. Why is Percy now in danger?
5. In her rush to save Percy, what has Marguerite forgotten?
6. What comparison does the author use to describe the relationship
between Marguerite
and Sir Andrew?
7. What have Sir Andrew and Marguerite decided to do by the end of
the chapter?
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Chapter XXIV. The Death-Trap
Vocabulary
Serviette – a dish towel
efface – to deny
soutane – priestly clothing
obsequiousness – fawning; like a servant
implicitly – exactly
gamut – the range
1. What does Marguerite observe Brogard doing?
2. Who does Marguerite see enter the inn?
3. Who has come with Chauvelin?
4. What is Chauvelin’s plan?
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5. Why is Chauvelin’s plan so clever and so deadly?
6. Identify the literary allusion used by the author on page 159.
7. Why is it ironic that Chauvelin is compared to Satan?
8. What other image does the author use to describe the situation?
9. In her desperation, what is Marguerite’s last hope?
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Chapter XXV. The Eagle and the Fox
Vocabulary
nonplussed – confused
fortitude – courage
impudence – nerve
antagonist – an opponent
débonnaire – gallant
1. Describe Sir Percy’s demeanor when he enters the inn.
2. How does Sir Percy escape?
3. Explain the title of this chapter.
Chapter XXVI. The Jew
Vocabulary
ingenious – clever
nil – nothing
gaberdine – a robe
deign – consent
malicious – wicked
nag – an old horse
addle – confuse
interlocutor – a speaker
abject – hopeless
hors de combat – disabled
1. This chapter, more so than any other, gives a picture of exactly how
evil Chauvelin
actually is. Give two examples of Chauvelin’s despicable nature.
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Chapter XXVII. On the Track
Vocabulary
ubiquitous – ever present
amalekite – a member of the tribe of Amalek and hostile to Israel
query – question
aperture – hole
cowered – hid
1. Chauvelin leaves to fi nd the Scarlet Pimpernel in a cart with the Jew.
What does
Marguerite do now?
2. What should the reader infer from the statement, “Chauvelin had, in
any case, fully
made up his mind that all intervention should come too late?” (Pg.178)
3. What is the status of the characters by the end of the chapter?
Chapter XXVIII. The Pére Blanchard’s Hut
Vocabulary
marauders – criminals
indomitable – tough
precipitous –steep
banal – dull
1. What is Marguerite’s state of mind?
2. By the end of the chapter, who is in control?
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Chapter XXIX. Trapped
Vocabulary
vestige – a trace
pall – a covering
1. Describe the situation in the opening of the chapter.
2. What is Marguerite’s dilemma?
3. What bright sign of hope appears at the very end of the chapter?
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Chapter XXX. The Schooner
Vocabulary
ague – a type of fever
1. What decision does Marguerite make?
2. What inner confl ict is Marguerite fi ghting?
3. What surprise awaits Chauvelin and his men within the hut?
4. Why did Chauvelin’s men allow Armand and the others to escape?
5. Although the men escape, what hope does Chauvelin harbor?
6. What does Chauvelin fi nd inside the hut?
7. What is Chauvelin’s plan?
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Chapter XXXI. The Escape
Vocabulary
turmoil – chaos
remorse – regret
reprobate – a rascal
circuitous – roundabout
preconcerted – agreed, chosen
sinews – tendons
1. Where has Sir Percy been hiding all along?
2. What was Percy plan and why was it so successful?
3. What is the fate of the Scarlet Pimpernel?