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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. To what does the betrayal of Montoni lead?
2. What does Emily see in Chapter One of Volume Three that makes her faint?
3. In Chapter Six of Volume Three, who repeats Montoni's threats to Emily about her estates?
4. How does Emily feel about Du Pont?
5. What does Count De Villefort reveal about Valancourt?
Short Essay Questions
1. What room at the Chateau le Blanc is supposedly haunted?
2. Why is Emily cold toward Valancourt in Chapter Thirteen of Volume Four when she truly loves him?
3. Explain the mystery of the prisoner in the castle.
4. Who has taken care of Theresa financially during Emily's absence from La Vallee, and what does this provision indicate?
5. Why does Emily think Valancourt may be a prisoner in castle di Udolpho?
6. Although Emily refuses Valancourt in Chapter Ten of Volume Three, what evidence is there that she still loves him?
7. What does Emily's response to Chevalier Du Pont's courtship and Count De Villefort's encouragement of that courtship indicate?
8. What seemingly supernatural figure does Emily see in Chapters Two and Three of Volume Three?
9. In Chapter Nine of Volume Three, Emily composes a poem called "The Mariner". What role do Emily's poems play throughout the story?
10. Is Valancourt a perfect hero or does he have flaws and weaknesses?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Ann Radcliffe introduces each chapter of The Mysteries of Udolpho with an epigraph, and Emily composes sonnets and other poems throughout the novel. In addition, the narrator of the novel uses poetic epithets throughout the story. Discuss the author's technique of interspersing poetry into her prose narrative and what you think her purpose in using this technique was. Cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Emily St. Albert has three suitors over the course of the novel. Compare and contrast Emily's relationships with Valancourt, Count Morano, and Chevalier Du Pont. She ends up with Valancourt, but do you think she feels affection for either of the other two men? If Valancourt was not in the picture, which man do you think Emily would choose to marry, and why? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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