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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 is Emily's response when Valancourt suggests eloping?

2. What mysterious sound does Emily hear at night in Chapter Ten of Volume Two?

3. What is Madame Cheron's response when Valancourt visits and asks permission to see Emily?

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

5. Why does Monsieur St. Albert sell part of his family domain?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Emily conclude her aunt is probably dead once Montoni has the older woman taken away to the east turret?

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

3. How does Monsieur St. Albert respond to the news that he and Emily are near Chateau le Blanc?

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

5. Why does Montoni suspect someone has tried to poison him when his glass bursts during dinner in Chapter Ten of Volume Two?

6. Why is it improper for Valancourt to visit Emily in her gardens in Chapter Ten of Volume I?

7. What mysterious things happen while Emily and her parents visit the fishing-house in Chapter One?

8. What does Count Morano do when his wedding to Emily does not take place as scheduled?

9. What ghost stories does Emily hear upon her arrival at castle di Udolpho?

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

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

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 3

The Mysteries of Udolpho contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite at least three examples of foreshadowing in the novel and how they are used to indicate events to come.

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