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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. Who does Adeline see riding away from the Abbey in Chapter 15?

2. What had d'Aunoy stolen from the Marquis and then given to his wife?

3. What do Adeline and La Motte talk about when she visits him in Chapter 23?

4. How does the Marquis react to the news that Theodore's condition is serious?

5. Where is Adeline taken in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does La Motte tell the Marquis after Adeline leaves in Chapter 15? What does the Marquis do to La Motte?

2. What does the judge decide after hearing Du Bosse's testimony?

3. What does the valet give to the Marquis? How does the Marquis react to the item?

4. What does Adeline hear on the first night on the ship which makes her curious? When does she hear the same thing again?

5. What is the Marquis' lone regret in Chapter 23?

6. What does Adeline find out about Theodore's family in Chapter 19?

7. Why did the Marquis kill his brother? How did the Marquis figure out who Adeline really was?

8. What does the Marquis tell La Motte at the end of Chapter 14?

9. What does La Luc tell Verneuil is proof of how much he likes him?

10. What happens on the return journey from the Glacier of Montanvert?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel "The Romance of the Forest," the Gothic romance genre. What are the elements of this genre? Why is "The Romance of the Forest" an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "The Romance of the Forest"?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Radcliffe's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Radcliffe use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Ann Radcliffe, the author of the novel, "The Romance of the Forest." What others works did she write? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Radcliffe's other work? How is she regarded in the literary world?

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