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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Emily stay for several days after her father's death?
(a) At the monastery of St. Clair.
(b) At Tholouse.
(c) At the Chateau le Blanc.
(d) At Monsieur Quesnel's chateau.

2. Why does Monsieur St. Albert faint?
(a) He is ill.
(b) He hasn't eaten in a long time.
(c) He is frightened by a ghost.
(d) He has been wounded and has lost a lot of blood.

3. Who is Bernardine?
(a) The castle porter.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A cavalier.

4. How does Emily respond in Chapter Nine when she receives an invitation from Madame Cheron to go to Tholouse?
(a) Emily runs away rather than go to Tholouse.
(b) Emily feigns illness to avoid having to go to Tholouse.
(c) Emily leaves at once for Tholouse.
(d) Emily begs to stay at La Vallee a while longer.

5. Which of the following statements does NOT describe what Emily experiences at La Vallee, the St. Albert family home, after her father's death?
(a) Manchon, Monsieur St. Albert's dog, whines in grief.
(b) Theresa, the housekeeper, tries to console Emily.
(c) All objects in the house remind Emily of her father.
(d) A masquerade ball takes place at La Vallee.

6. How does Emily learn of what Monsieur Quesnel has done at La Vallee?
(a) Valancourt writes her and tells her in his letter.
(b) It is in the Venice newspaper.
(c) Madame Montoni tells her.
(d) Count Morano tells her.

7. What happens to Montoni's wine glass while he is toasting his men and their exploits at dinner?
(a) Montoni drops it.
(b) It breaks for no apparent reason.
(c) A bee flies into it.
(d) Emily kisses it.

8. What does Emily St. Albert find written on a wainscot in Chapter One?
(a) Her name.
(b) Her father's name.
(c) A map.
(d) A sonnet.

9. How does Montoni respond when Emily questions him about the sudden move to the castle di Udolpho?
(a) He says he has urgent business to attend at the castle.
(b) He ignores her and refuses to answer.
(c) He tells her to ask her aunt for the answers she wants.
(d) He says he wants to protect her from Count Morano.

10. Who scolds Emily for receiving a male visitor without supervision after Valancourt's visit?
(a) Annette.
(b) Madame Clairval.
(c) Theresa.
(d) Madame Cheron.

11. To whom does M. St. Albert sell part of his family domain?
(a) To Monsieur Quesnel, his wife's brother.
(b) To Madame Cheron.
(c) To Valencourt.
(d) To Signor Montoni.

12. In Chapter Six of Volume Two, who arrives at castle di Udolpho by carriage at midnight?
(a) Count Morano.
(b) Signor Orsini.
(c) Valancourt.
(d) Bertolini.

13. When Valancourt returns to Estuviere in Chapter Eleven, what does he worry about?
(a) His finances.
(b) How to get back to his regiment.
(c) His health.
(d) Emily's family not approving of his engagement to her.

14. What mysterious and seemingly supernatural occurrence happens while Montoni explains how he obtained the castle?
(a) A disembodied voice speaks.
(b) A white mist appears in the room.
(c) Harp music is heard where no harp or player is seen.
(d) The lights flicker on and off.

15. Who does Montoni believe intends to defraud him of Emily's estate?
(a) Count Morano.
(b) Orsino.
(c) Valancourt.
(d) Bertolini.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although Monsieur St. Albert likes Valancourt, what worry does he have about Valancourt as Emily's lover?

2. What is Emily's response when Valancourt suggests eloping?

3. What does Montoni think the incident with his glass means?

4. With whom do Emily and her father seek refuge in Chapter Six after Monsieur St. Albert faints?

5. When Emily looks for her book, what book of Valancourt's does she find instead?

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