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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 takes bridal ornaments to Emily's chambers and insists the forced marriage in Venice will be for Emily's own good?

2. Who is Bernardine?

3. Who does Montoni blame for the incident with his glass?

4. What does Emily see her father kissing in Chapter Two?

5. Why is Emily's engagement to Valancourt canceled?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Montoni treat his wife on their journey toward Venice?

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

3. Does Monsieur St. Albert approve of Valancourt as a suitor for his daughter, Emily?

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

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

6. Why does Madame Montoni want to go to castle di Udolpho in the Apennines?

7. Why does Ludovico begin to suspect that Montoni heads a band of robbers?

8. If Emily loves Valancourt, why does she not elope with him when he suggests doing so?

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

10. What does Madame Cheron's reversal of her opinion about Valancourt upon learning he is Madame Clairval's nephew indicate about her own character?

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 marriage in the novel. A few marriages seem happy, but the arranged or forced marriages lead to infidelity, violence, and even murder. What do you think Ann Radcliffe is saying about arranged marriages, which were common in her era and in the era in which the book was set, versus marriages of the heart through the marriages she depicts in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Sister Agnes is insane when Emily meets her and Emily's own sanity is threatened with her experiences in castle di Udolpho. Discuss Emily's psychological danger and the threats to her sanity in the novel. Are the psychological threats to Emily greater at times than the physical threats to her? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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