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

2. What promise does Monsieur St. Albert require from Emily when he realizes he is dying?
(a) To marry Valancourt right away.
(b) To enter a convent and become a nun.
(c) To burn the papers in his closet and never sell La Vallee.
(d) To never marry Valancourt.

3. As Madame Clairval and Madame Cheron plan Emily's wedding to Valancourt in Chapter Thirteen, who declares himself Madame Cheron's suitor?
(a) Monsieur Quesnel.
(b) Montoni.
(c) Cavigni.
(d) La Voisin.

4. What does Emily see her father kissing in Chapter Two?
(a) Her dead mother's portrait.
(b) The crucifix with which he prays.
(c) A strange woman's hand.
(d) The miniature portrait of an unknown lady.

5. Why do Valancourt's fellow soldiers plot his demise?
(a) Another soldier is a rival for Emily.
(b) They feel censured by Valancourt's reserve.
(c) They are pirates.
(d) Montoni has hired them to kill Valancourt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montoni respond when Emily questions him about the sudden move to the castle di Udolpho?

2. What information does Bernardine have for Emily?

3. Where does Valancourt walk with Emily and declare his love for her?

4. What delays Emily's forced marriage?

5. Who is Bernardine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Count Morano think Emily accepts his affections for her?

10. How does Montoni inherit the castle from Signora Laurentini?

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