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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Montoni order Emily to wear for dinner with his cavaliers?
(a) The most splendid dress she owns.
(b) A golden necklace.
(c) An old dress to feign that the family is impoverished.
(d) A black dress in mourning for her father.

3. Which member of the St. Albert family dies of a fever in Chapter One?
(a) Grandfather St. Albert.
(b) Monsieur St. Albert.
(c) An infant son.
(d) Madame St. Albert.

4. Although Monsieur St. Albert likes Valancourt, what worry does he have about Valancourt as Emily's lover?
(a) He worries Valancourt is already married.
(b) He worries Valancourt is a fortune hunter.
(c) He worries Valancourt is unable to support Emily financially.
(d) He worries Valancourt will be unfaithful.

5. What does Emily do when she finds Valancourt's book?
(a) She steals the book.
(b) She weeps.
(c) She writes Valancourt a letter.
(d) She smiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What delays Emily's forced marriage?

2. Who suspects that Montoni is the captain of a band of robbers after seeing a party of banditti leaving the castle di Udolpho?

3. In Chapter Five of Volume Two, who wakes Emily in the night to tell her to prepare to leave Venice immediately for castle di Udolpho in the Apenines?

4. How does Valancourt secure a visit to Madame Montoni's gardens in Chapter Eight of Volume Two?

5. Who scolds Emily for receiving a male visitor without supervision after Valancourt's visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Montoni's ire because Count Morano is not as affluent as he pretended to be ironic?

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

4. How does Emily respond to the news of her father's financial ruin?

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

6. Why does Montoni want Emily to wear the most splendid dress she owns for dinner with his cavaliers?

7. Does Monsieur Quesnel, Emily's maternal uncle and Monsieur St. Albert's brother-in-law, marry for love or for financial gain?

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

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

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

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