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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Montoni advise Emily to do in response to Monsieur Quesnel's actions at La Vallee?

2. Who comes to Emily's rescue when she is nearly kidnapped in Chapter Six of Volume Two?

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

4. At the fishing-house, what does Madame St. Albert notice is missing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the peasant La Voisin's desire to die and join his wife in Chapter Six seem to mirror in Monsieur St. Albert?

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

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

6. Describe the seemingly supernatural voice that echoes Montoni's words in the castle di Udolpho.

7. What delays Emily's forced marriage to Count Morano?

8. Why does Montoni suspect someone has tried to poison him when his glass bursts during dinner in Chapter Ten of Volume Two?

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

10. How does Montoni treat his wife on their journey toward Venice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ann Radcliffe introduces each chapter of The Mysteries of Udolpho with an epigraph, and Emily composes sonnets and other poems throughout the novel. In addition, the narrator of the novel uses poetic epithets throughout the story. Discuss the author's technique of interspersing poetry into her prose narrative and what you think her purpose in using this technique was. Cite at least three examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Greed motivates much of the action in the novel. Discuss the theme of greed in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

The Mysteries of Udolpho contains a number of instances of foreshadowing. Cite at least three examples of foreshadowing in the novel and how they are used to indicate events to come.

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