Three Musketeers 1644
1844 Alexandre Dumas - author
Porthos
Aramis
Athos
People
de’Treville captain of the musketeers
Louis XIII married daughter of King of Spain
d’Artagnan Gascon
Milady
King of France
Queen
Catholic
Cardinal Richelieu
King Charles 1 of England
Duke of Buckingham
French Protestants
La Rochelle
Paris
Spain
Meung
Places
England
Spelling List
Sept. 28st
Three Musketeers
1. m___ army
a.
a saying for to bet or gamble
2. c___ attack
b.
old name for a ruler of a country
3. t___ bastion
c.
try to kill someone
4. e___ captain
d.
cart pulled by horses
5. n___ cardinal
e.
lead a small group of men
6. d___ carriage
f.
small cloth for wiping your face
7. o___ diamond
g.
leader of a city
8. g___ duke
h.
small part of something
9. p___ guard
i.
big knife for fighting
10. f___ handkerchief
j.
leads an army
11. q___ inn
k.
guards the king
12. b___ king
l.
paper allowing
13. j___ lieutenant
m.
people that fight for their country
14. k___ musketeer
n.
leader in the church
15. l___
o.
beautiful, small, shiny stone
16. h___ piece
p.
protect something
17. s___ pin
q.
building people can pay to stay in
18. a___ put money on something
r.
wife of the king
19. r___ queen
s.
jewelry for clothing
20. i___
t.
old part of a building for looking
permit
sword
Three Musketeers - Chapters 1 - 2
Before you read.
1. Look at the picture on the front of this book. When and where do you think
this story happens? Read the introduction and find the answers.
2. Look at the Word List at the back of the book.
a. Which of these people was the most important at the time of the
story? What do you think? Number them, 1 (the most important) to
duke
captain
innkeeper
guard
king
queen
While you read. Who:
a. gives d’Artagnan a sword?
___________________
b. gives him a piece of paper?
___________________
c. hits him on the head from behind?
___________________
d. is sitting in a carriage?
___________________
e. is going to take a box to England?
___________________
does d’Artagnan want to fight?
___________________
f.
3. Name the person.
a. the captain of the King’s musketeers
___________________
b. the most important man in France
___________________
c. a very tall man; he talks loudly
___________________
d. a man with a kind face; he doesn’t talk much
___________________
e. a fine man; he looks ill
____________________
After you read.
4. Find the mistakes in these sentences.
a. D’Artagnan was born in Meung.
b. The men at the inn think d’Artagnan has a fine horse.
c. The important man and the woman are working for the Duke.
d. The important man is going to go to England.
e. The musketeers are very quiet and hate fighting.
f. D’Artagnan can be a musketeer now.
g. D’Artagnan sees the innkeeper from Meung out of the window.
Three Musketeers - Chapter 3 & 4 Questions
Before you read
1. Do you think d’Artagnan will make friends with Porthos, Aramis and Athos? Why
(not)?
___________________________________________________________________
_________________
___________________________________________________________________
__________________
While you read
2.
Make notes about the plans for d’Artagnan’s fights.
Who
Where
When
midday
behind the Luxembourg
Aramis
3.
The musketeers and d’Artagan fight the Cardinal’s guards. Finish the sentences
with words on the right.
a
Cahusac is on of
with d’Artagnan
b.
De Jussac has a bad fight
the Cardinal’s best swordsmen.
c.
Porthos has a good fight
take five swords to de Treville.
d.
Aramis kills two of
with Bicarat.
e.
The musketeers
the Cardinal’s guards.
After you read
4.
Aramis does not want to take the handkerchief from d’Artagnan. Why not, do you
think? Discuss your ideas with another student.
5.
D’Artagnan meets Athos at the church. Are these sentences right ( ) or wrong ( )?
a.
D’Artagnan has many friends in Paris.
b.
Athos is weak and ill.
c.
D’Artagnan says he can help Athos.
d.
Athos wants to kill d’Artagnan as quickly as possible.
Three Musketeers – Chapter 5 & 6 Questions
Before you read.
1.
The year is 1630. You are going on a journey from Paris to London. How will you get
there? What will you take? Where will you stay? What problems will you have? Discuss
these questions with other students.
While you read.
2.
Write the names.
a.
The King gave the diamond pins to the _________________.
b.
The Queen gave the pins to the ___________________.
c.
The Cardinal wants _______________ to get the pins from the Duke.
d.
The ______________has to wear the pins to a dinner and dance.
e.
______________________ has to take a letter about the pins to the
3.
D’Artagnan goes from Paris to London. Where does he go first? Number the
Duke.
places,
1 – 7. Follow their journey on the map on page 37.
Amiens ___
Chantilly___ London___
Dover___
Beauvais___ Calais___
Crevecoeur___
After you read
4.
D’Artagnan takes the Queen’s letter to the Duke. What does the letter say,
do you think? Write it with another student.
5.
sentences.
Why don’t the musketeers go to England with d’Artagnan? Finish these
a.
Porthos stays in Chantilly
because_______________________________________.
b.
Aramis stays in Crevecoeur because
________________________________________.
c.
Athos stays in Amiens
because___________________________________________.
Three Musketeers – Chapter 7 - 9 Questions
Before you read.
Milday has some or all of the pins. What will the Duke do, do you think? Will the Queen get
the pins before the dance?
While you read
1. Write numbers in these sentences.
a.
There are only __________ pins in the Duke’s box.
b.
Milday (Lady de Winter) has _____________ of the pins.
c.
The Duke buys ______________more pins.
d.
The Queen is wearing )_________________ pins at the beginning of the
evening.
e.
Later, she puts on ___________________pins.
f.
The Cardinal shows the King ___________________pins in a box.
g.
At the end of the evening, the Queen has _________________!
2. Which is the right answer?
a.
Who gives d’Artagnan a diamond?
Constance
b.
the Queen
Who won the fight at the inn at Chantilly?
Porthos
c.
the Cardinal’s man
What is Aramis going to do?
Go into the Church
d.
stay with his friends
Who is Atho’s wife?
Milady
Constance
After you read
3.
Answer these questions.
a.
Who is cleverer – the Cardinal, or the Queen and the Duke?
b.
Why does the Cardinal’s man attack Porthos?
c.
Why does Aramis want to go into the Church?
d.
What did Athos learn about his wife after he married her?
Three Musketeers – Chapter 10 - 11 Questions
Before you read.
22.
D’Artagnan and the three musketeers are good friends now. Can you think of
another book or film about three or four friends? Tell other students about it.
While you read.
23.
Write loves or hates in the sentences.
a.
The King …… the Huguenots.
b.
The Duke of Buckingham …… the Queen.
c.
Milady …… Constance and d’Artagnan.
d.
Athos ….. Milady.
24.
Write these words in sentences.
in
in
for
for
to
The musketeers are going to have breakfast and talk ___ the St Gervais bastion.
They are going to stay there ____ one hour. De Busigny thinks that the Huguenots
will attack them ____ the bastion. He thinks they will have to run back ____ the
inn. Then the musketeers will have to buy dinner ___ de Busigny and his friends.
After you read.
25.
Who:
a.
do the musketeers help at the inn?
b.
do the musketeers meet when they leave the inn?
c.
is going to help the Huguenots with ships and men?
d.
wants d’Artagnan and Constance to die?
e.
thinks that Athos is dead?
f.
are happy when the musketeers are in the bastion?
26.
Why does Athos really take the other musketeers to the bastion?
Three Musketeers – Chapter 12 - 13 Questions
Before you read.
27.
Who do you think will pay for the dinner - the musketeers, or de Busigny and his
men? Why?
While you read.
28.
Which happens first? Number the sentences, 1 - 6.
a.
___
About twenty-five men come from La Rochelle.
b.
___
A lot of men from La Rochelle move slowly to the bastion.
c.
___
The four friends walk back to their army.
d.
___
The musketeers kill most of them.
e.
___
The musketeers kill three men.
f.
___
Twenty men come to the bastion from La Rochelle.
After you read.
29.
Discuss these questions.
a.
Milady
b.
What happens to these people at the end of the story?
d’Artagnan
Why does the Cardinal want to be friends with d’Artagnan.
Writing
30.
You are d’Artagnan. Write a letter to your parents after your first two or three
days in Paris.
31.
You work for a Paris newspaper. Write a story about a street fight between the
King’s musketeers and the Cardinal’s guards.
32.
The King wants Captain de Treville to find more musketeers. The Captain writes
some ideas on a piece of paper. Write them for him. Do you want to fight for your King?
Are you…
33.
Life is cheap in this story. Many men die. How do they die? Write about some of
them.
34.
Constance writes about her feelings at the end of each day. Write about the day of
the dance.
35.
You are a Huguenot at La Rochelle. You watch the three attacks on the St Gervais
bastion. Write about the day.
36.
The King and Queen are having t4a at the end of the story. They talk about
d’Artagnan. Write their conversation.
37.
Did you enjoy this story? Why (not)? Write about it.