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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a lament that Madame Montoni makes about her marriage in Chapter Seven of Volume Two?
(a) He wants to use her settlement to pay his debts.
(b) He wants her to sign away her settlement.
(c) Her husband has spent her fortune.
(d) Her husband spends too much time with her.

2. With whom do Emily and her father seek refuge in Chapter Six after Monsieur St. Albert faints?
(a) The Marquis de Villeroi.
(b) A group of nuns.
(c) Monsieur Quesnel.
(d) A group of peasants.

3. Who does Monsieur St. Albert accidentally wound in Chapter Four?
(a) Monsieur Quesnel.
(b) Madame Cheron.
(c) Emily.
(d) Valancourt.

4. Why do Valancourt's fellow soldiers plot his demise?
(a) Another soldier is a rival for Emily.
(b) They are pirates.
(c) They feel censured by Valancourt's reserve.
(d) Montoni has hired them to kill Valancourt.

5. What does Emily do to assist the wounded man who tried to kidnap her?
(a) She disarms her uncle.
(b) She nurses his wounds.
(c) She calls the sheriff for him.
(d) She locks her uncle in a closet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What delays Emily's forced marriage?

2. What Italian gentleman begins to pay special attention to Emily in Venice?

3. Who comes to Emily's rescue when she is nearly kidnapped in Chapter Six of Volume Two?

4. What is Madame Cheron's response when Valancourt visits and asks permission to see Emily?

5. In Chapter Five of Volume Two, who wakes Emily in the night to tell her to prepare to leave Venice immediately for castle di Udolpho in the Apenines?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Montoni treat his wife on their journey toward Venice?

2. What ghost stories does Emily hear upon her arrival at castle di Udolpho?

3. Why does Madame Montoni want to go to castle di Udolpho in the Apennines?

4. How does Monsieur St. Albert respond to the news that he and Emily are near Chateau le Blanc?

5. Describe the seemingly supernatural voice that echoes Montoni's words in the castle di Udolpho.

6. Why does Montoni want Emily to wear the most splendid dress she owns for dinner with his cavaliers?

7. Does Monsieur Quesnel, Emily's maternal uncle and Monsieur St. Albert's brother-in-law, marry for love or for financial gain?

8. What does Monsieur Quesnel do with the family estate at La Vallee, and what do his actions indicate?

9. If Emily loves Valancourt, why does she not elope with him when he suggests doing so?

10. Why does Count Morano think Emily accepts his affections for her?

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