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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 is Sister Agnes rude to Emily?
(a) Sister Agnes thinks Emily was rude to Valancourt.
(b) Emily is not Catholic.
(c) Sister Agnes is insane.
(d) Sister Agnes mistakes Emily for someone else.

2. What is the odd flame on Antonio's lance viewed as?
(a) A sign of impending victory in battle.
(b) An indication that the castle is haunted.
(c) An omen of an impending death.
(d) An omen of bad luck.

3. Why does Ludovico visit the castle prisoner to try to learn his identity?
(a) The prisoner begs for assistance through the castle walls.
(b) He thinks the prisoner may be his long lost brother.
(c) Montoni orders him to visit the prisoner.
(d) Emily hears his music and thinks the prisoner is Valancourt.

4. Who is Maddelina?
(a) One of the nuns.
(b) A peasant's daughter in Tuscany who befriends Emily.
(c) A maid.
(d) Montoni's daughter from his first marriage.

5. Which of the following does NOT describe what happens during Ludovico's meeting with the castle prisoner?
(a) The prisoner refuses to reveal his name.
(b) The prisoner wants to meet with Emily.
(c) The prisoner returns the stolen miniature of Emily.
(d) The prisoner turns out to be Valancourt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Theresa's messenger get any information about Valancourt in Chapter Eleven of Volume Four?

2. When Emily recovers from her faint in Chapter One of Volume Three, who is surrounding her and trying to kidnap her?

3. Why is Emily summoned back to the castle di Udolpho in Chapter Eight of Volume Three?

4. To what does the betrayal of Montoni lead?

5. What signals Emily that the prisoner is leaving his prison and has come to meet her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the mystery of the prisoner in the castle.

2. In Chapter One of Volume Three, why does Emily think Bernardine might murder her as well as her aunt?

3. What does Emily's response to Chevalier Du Pont's courtship and Count De Villefort's encouragement of that courtship indicate?

4. Is Valancourt a perfect hero or does he have flaws and weaknesses?

5. Why is Emily cold toward Valancourt in Chapter Thirteen of Volume Four when she truly loves him?

6. What is Monsieur Quesnel's response to Emily's letter in Chapter Twelve of Volume Three?

7. Who has taken care of Theresa financially during Emily's absence from La Vallee, and what does this provision indicate?

8. In Chapter Nine of Volume Three, Emily composes a poem called "The Mariner". What role do Emily's poems play throughout the story?

9. In what ways is Blanche a mirror of Emily's character?

10. What is ironic about Emily's being sent to Tuscany for safety when castle di Udolpho is attacked?

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