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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. When Emily says she doesn't want to see Valancourt again, what does Valancourt blame for her change of affection?
2. Who prepares Madame Montoni's corpse for burial?
3. Who sleeps in the Marchioness de Villeroi's supposedly haunted apartments but refuses to discuss the experience?
4. In Chapter Thirteen of Volume Four, who knocks on the door, shocking Emily into a faint?
5. Who reveals that he is the figure on the ramparts and the disembodied voice from a chamber between the walls at Udolpho?
Short Essay Questions
1. What seemingly supernatural event occurs when Montoni harasses Emily the estates she has inherited from her aunt?
2. What clues are there that Bernardine has a malicious intent toward Emily?
3. What story does Sister Frances relate to Emily to explain how Sister Agnes became insane?
4. In Chapter One of Volume Three, why does Emily think Bernardine might murder her as well as her aunt?
5. What does Emily's response to Chevalier Du Pont's courtship and Count De Villefort's encouragement of that courtship indicate?
6. Is Valancourt a perfect hero or does he have flaws and weaknesses?
7. Explain the encounter Count De Villefort, the St. Foixes and Blanche have with the banditti in Chapter Twelve of Volume Four and who they are reunited with as a result.
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. Explain the mystery of the prisoner in the castle.
10. Although Emily refuses Valancourt in Chapter Ten of Volume Three, what evidence is there that she still loves him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Supernatural elements occur throughout the novel. Discuss the role of the supernatural in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Are all of the supposedly supernatural events explained naturally or are any of them left unexplained? What do you think Ann Radcliffe is trying to say through her depiction of the supernatural in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss at least three of the many mysteries in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Do the mysteries seem to be natural or supernatural? What techniques does the author use to perpetuate suspense concerning these mysteries? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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