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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. When Blanche gets separated from the rest of the Count De Villefort's party, what does she overhear?
(a) A ghostly wail.
(b) A plot to kidnap her father.
(c) A plot to rob and murder her and her party.
(d) Weeping in a secret chamber.

2. To what does the betrayal of Montoni lead?
(a) A burning of the castle di Udolpho.
(b) Montoni's plot for vengeance.
(c) Montoni's prayers of repentance.
(d) Count Morano's release from prison.

3. Why is Emily summoned back to the castle di Udolpho in Chapter Eight of Volume Three?
(a) The siege of the castle has ended.
(b) Annette is injured and needs her.
(c) Montoni wants to marry her.
(d) Montoni is dying.

4. Who betrays Montoni in Chapter Three of Volume Four?
(a) Carlo.
(b) Count Morano.
(c) His condottieri.
(d) Emily.

5. Who sleeps in the chamber with Annette and Emily to protect them from Montoni's henchmen?
(a) Ludovico.
(b) Orsini.
(c) Carlo.
(d) Bertrand.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the servants whisper that the Chateau Le Blanc is haunted, how does Count de Villefort respond?

2. Who does Emily beg not to forsake her as all have done since her father's death?

3. In Chapter Ten of Volume Four, who shoots the man who might have been Valancourt, taking him for a robber?

4. Who rescues Emily, Du Pont, Annette and Ludovico in Chapter Eleven of Section Three?

5. Who do Emily and Annette learn is behind the kidnapping scheme in Chapter One of Volume Three, and the attempt to poison Montoni?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the mystery of the prisoner in the castle.

2. What is Monsieur Quesnel's response to Emily's letter in Chapter Twelve of Volume Three?

3. What does Emily's likeness to the Marchioness' portrait foreshadow?

4. What story does Dorothee give Emily about the Marchioness de Villeroi's tragic history?

5. Explain how Count De Villefort is a foil character to Montoni.

6. What incident in Chapter Seven of Volume Four increases the reputation of the Marchioness de Villeroi's chamber at Chateau le Blanc as being haunted?

7. Who has taken care of Theresa financially during Emily's absence from La Vallee, and what does this provision indicate?

8. What is ironic about Emily's being sent to Tuscany for safety when castle di Udolpho is attacked?

9. Why is Count Morano imprisoned after his return to Venice?

10. Is Valancourt a perfect hero or does he have flaws and weaknesses?

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