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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Emily's response to Valancourt's declaration of love?
2. What has Monsieur Quesnel done at La Vallee in Chapter Three of Volume Two?
3. Who refuses to sign a marriage contract for Emily in Chapter Seven of Volume Two?
4. What does Montoni advise Emily to do in response to Monsieur Quesnel's actions at La Vallee?
5. When Monsieur St. Albert, Valencourt and Emily find a shepherd's cabin at which a young woman laments that gypsies have stolen several sheep, what does Valancourt do to help the woman replace her missing sheep?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Montoni behave to Madame Cheron prior to their marriage?
2. How does Montoni treat his wife on their journey toward Venice?
3. What deathbed promise does the dying Monsieur St. Albert secure from Emily?
4. Why is it improper for Valancourt to visit Emily in her gardens in Chapter Ten of Volume I?
5. What does Monsieur Quesnel do with the family estate at La Vallee, and what do his actions indicate?
6. In Chapter Seven of Volume Two, what does Madame Montoni learn about her husband's financial situation that makes her regret her marriage?
7. How does Ludovico's reason for locking Annette up differ from Montoni's reason for locking up Madame Montoni?
8. Why does Count Morano think Emily accepts his affections for her?
9. How does Emily respond to the news of her father's financial ruin?
10. Describe the seemingly supernatural voice that echoes Montoni's words in the castle di Udolpho.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting and atmosphere throughout the novel. Is it always gloomy and foreboding, or is it ever light and happy? How do you account for any differences in tone? For what purposes do you think the author uses setting and atmosphere in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concept of gender roles in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Give examples of how at least three of the following characters exhibit typical or atypical gender role behavior for the era in which the novel is set: Annette, Madame Montoni, the Marchioness de Villeroi, Emily, Valancourt, Monsieur Quensel, Montoni, and Count Morano. What do you think Ann Radcliffe is trying to say about gender roles in 1584 society through these characters? Is she also perhaps trying to say something about gender roles in her era of 1794? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of marriage in the novel. A few marriages seem happy, but the arranged or forced marriages lead to infidelity, violence, and even murder. What do you think Ann Radcliffe is saying about arranged marriages, which were common in her era and in the era in which the book was set, versus marriages of the heart through the marriages she depicts in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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