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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 Monsieur St. Albert do when he finds out that he and Emily are near the Chateau le Blanc?
2. Which member of the St. Albert family dies of a fever in Chapter One?
3. What mysterious sound does Emily hear at night in Chapter Ten of Volume Two?
4. What mysterious and seemingly supernatural occurrence happens while Montoni explains how he obtained the castle?
5. What does Emily St. Albert find written on a wainscot in Chapter One?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Emily respond to the news of her father's financial ruin?
2. What delays Emily's forced marriage to Count Morano?
3. Why does Montoni suspect someone has tried to poison him when his glass bursts during dinner in Chapter Ten of Volume Two?
4. How does Montoni inherit the castle from Signora Laurentini?
5. What does Count Morano do when his wedding to Emily does not take place as scheduled?
6. Why is Montoni's ire because Count Morano is not as affluent as he pretended to be ironic?
7. Does Monsieur Quesnel, Emily's maternal uncle and Monsieur St. Albert's brother-in-law, marry for love or for financial gain?
8. If Emily loves Valancourt, why does she not elope with him when he suggests doing so?
9. Describe the seemingly supernatural voice that echoes Montoni's words in the castle di Udolpho.
10. Does Monsieur St. Albert marry for love or for financial gain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Greed motivates much of the action in the novel. Discuss the theme of greed in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
The Mysteries of Udolpho takes place in Italy and France in 1584. Discuss how the geographical and chronological setting affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Ann Radcliffe had set the novel in the contemporary United States instead. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the treatment of women in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Does the treatment of women change over the course of the novel? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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