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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. Who persuades Montoni to give his wife one day to reconsider her refusal to sign over her estates to him before he moves her to the east turret of the castle?

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

3. Although Monsieur St. Albert likes Valancourt, what worry does he have about Valancourt as Emily's lover?

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

5. What mysterious and seemingly supernatural occurrence happens while Montoni explains how he obtained the castle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Does Monsieur St. Albert approve of Valancourt as a suitor for his daughter, Emily?

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

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

6. How does Montoni behave to Madame Cheron prior to their marriage?

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

8. Why does Montoni want Emily to wear the most splendid dress she owns for dinner with his cavaliers?

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

10. How does Monsieur St. Albert respond to the news that he and Emily are near Chateau le Blanc?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of theft and robbery in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Include the banditti, the pirates, and the characters who covet Emily's and her aunt's inheritances in your discussion. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationships of Emily and Valancourt, Blanche and St Foixe, and Annette and Ludovico. Do either of the secondary characters' romances mirror that of Emily and Valancourt? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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