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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 happens to Count De Villefort, Blanche and the St. Foixes when they decide to head toward La Vallee in Chapter Twelve of Volume Four?
2. What news does Monsieur Quesnel give Emily in a letter?
3. Why does Montoni refuse Emily's request to leave Udolpho?
4. What does Dorothee tell Blanche happened to the previous lady of the chateau?
5. In Chapter Ten of Volume Four, who shoots the man who might have been Valancourt, taking him for a robber?
Short Essay Questions
1. As she learns more about the Marchioness de Villeroi, what connection does Emily suspect exists between her father and the Marchioness?
2. What room at the Chateau le Blanc is supposedly haunted?
3. What does Valancourt's return to Theresa's cottage after Emily's rejection of him at the end of Chapter Thirteen of Volume Four indicate about his feelings for Emily?
4. What is Montoni's reaction to his wife's death?
5. Who has taken care of Theresa financially during Emily's absence from La Vallee, and what does this provision indicate?
6. What seemingly supernatural event occurs when Montoni harasses Emily the estates she has inherited from her aunt?
7. Explain the mystery of the prisoner in the castle.
8. What does Emily's response to Chevalier Du Pont's courtship and Count De Villefort's encouragement of that courtship indicate?
9. What clues are there that Bernardine has a malicious intent toward Emily?
10. What does Emily's likeness to the Marchioness' portrait foreshadow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting and atmosphere throughout the novel. Is it always gloomy and foreboding, or is it ever light and happy? How do you account for any differences in tone? For what purposes do you think the author uses setting and atmosphere in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss at least three of the many mysteries in The Mysteries of Udolpho. Do the mysteries seem to be natural or supernatural? What techniques does the author use to perpetuate suspense concerning these mysteries? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of marriage in the novel. A few marriages seem happy, but the arranged or forced marriages lead to infidelity, violence, and even murder. What do you think Ann Radcliffe is saying about arranged marriages, which were common in her era and in the era in which the book was set, versus marriages of the heart through the marriages she depicts in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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