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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 does Emily find in an ivory case inside her dead father's purse?

2. From whom is Monsieur St. Albert expecting letters in Chapter Six?

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

4. How does Emily respond in Chapter Nine when she receives an invitation from Madame Cheron to go to Tholouse?

5. What is Emily's response when Valancourt suggests eloping?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Count Morano do when his wedding to Emily does not take place as scheduled?

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

5. Why does Montoni suspect someone has tried to poison him when his glass bursts during dinner in Chapter Ten of Volume Two?

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

7. How does Ludovico's reason for locking Annette up differ from Montoni's reason for locking up Madame Montoni?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Emily's relationships with her aunts and uncles in the novel: Monsieur Quesnel, Montoni, and Madame Montoni. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of theft and robbery in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Include the banditti, the pirates, and the characters who covet Emily's and her aunt's inheritances in your discussion. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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