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

2. What type of events does Madame Cheron make Emily attend in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Masses at church.
(b) Weddings of other young women.
(c) Dinner parties.
(d) Funerals.

3. Although Monsieur St. Albert likes Valancourt, what worry does he have about Valancourt as Emily's lover?
(a) He worries Valancourt is already married.
(b) He worries Valancourt is unable to support Emily financially.
(c) He worries Valancourt is a fortune hunter.
(d) He worries Valancourt will be unfaithful.

4. Who is the prisoner in the chamber next to Emily's at Udolpho?
(a) Orsino.
(b) Madame Montoni.
(c) Ludovico.
(d) Bernardine.

5. In what year does the opening chapter of The Mysteries of Udolpho take place?
(a) 1715.
(b) 1650.
(c) 1584.
(d) 1764.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Montoni's wine glass while he is toasting his men and their exploits at dinner?

2. What does Monsieur St. Albert do when he finds out that he and Emily are near the Chateau le Blanc?

3. What information does Bernardine have for Emily?

4. Who persuades Montoni to give his wife one day to reconsider her refusal to sign over her estates to him before he moves her to the east turret of the castle?

5. Which of the following statements does NOT describe what Emily experiences at La Vallee, the St. Albert family home, after her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the peasant La Voisin's desire to die and join his wife in Chapter Six seem to mirror in Monsieur St. Albert?

2. In Chapter Seven of Volume Two, what does Madame Montoni learn about her husband's financial situation that makes her regret her marriage?

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

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

5. What mysterious things happen while Emily and her parents visit the fishing-house in Chapter One?

6. Does Monsieur St. Albert approve of Valancourt as a suitor for his daughter, Emily?

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

8. What does Madame Cheron's reversal of her opinion about Valancourt upon learning he is Madame Clairval's nephew indicate about her own character?

9. Does Monsieur St. Albert marry for love or for financial gain?

10. Why does Emily conclude her aunt is probably dead once Montoni has the older woman taken away to the east turret?

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