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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. Who does Bernardine tell Emily to bring with her when she meets him?
(a) Annette.
(b) Montoni.
(c) No one, she is to come alone.
(d) Carlo.

2. Where does Emily reunite with Valancourt in Chapter Thirteen of Volume Three?
(a) In church.
(b) At a dance.
(c) At the convent.
(d) At Chateau Le Blanc.

3. After the storm, what does Count De Villefort and his family hear while returning to their chateau in their carriage?
(a) A lute playing in the woods.
(b) A woman's scream.
(c) A wolf's howl.
(d) A distress signal from a ship stuck in the storm.

4. Who does Emily believe is being held prisoner in the castle after she hears the song from the lower room?
(a) Valancourt.
(b) Monsieur Quesnel.
(c) Orsini.
(d) Annette.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who volunteers to spend the night in the supposedly haunted chamber of the Marchioness de Villeroi?

2. When Emily recovers from her faint in Chapter One of Volume Three, who is surrounding her and trying to kidnap her?

3. What does Montoni threaten if Emily does not give him the estates she has inherited from her aunt?

4. What does Emily find carved on a stone tower near Chateau le Blanc in Chapter Seven of Volume Four?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What clues are there that Bernardine has a malicious intent toward Emily?

3. Explain the encounter Count De Villefort, the St. Foixes and Blanche have with the banditti in Chapter Twelve of Volume Four and who they are reunited with as a result.

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

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

6. Describe the omen of death on Antoni's lance in Chapter Three of Volume Three and whose death it foretells.

7. 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?

8. When Emily returns to castle di Udolpho after the siege of the castle ends, what indications are there that her uncle is still planning malicious things for her?

9. What does Emily's response to Chevalier Du Pont's courtship and Count De Villefort's encouragement of that courtship indicate?

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

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