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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 information does Bernardine have for Emily?

2. Who gives Emily a secret letter as she and her aunt leave Tholouse?

3. What type of events does Madame Cheron make Emily attend in Chapter Twelve?

4. Who does Monsieur St. Albert accidentally wound in Chapter Four?

5. As Madame Clairval and Madame Cheron plan Emily's wedding to Valancourt in Chapter Thirteen, who declares himself Madame Cheron's suitor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Ludovico's reason for locking Annette up differ from Montoni's reason for locking up Madame Montoni?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Emily's relationships with her aunts and uncles in the novel: Monsieur Quesnel, Montoni, and Madame Montoni. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Valancourt is the hero of the story, but he is not always good; Montoni is the villain of the story, but he is not always bad. Compare and contrast the characters of Valancourt and Montoni in The Mysteries of Udolpho and discuss how neither of them are black or white. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the treatment of women in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Does the treatment of women change over the course of the novel? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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