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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. Why did Louis go to visit Theodore in custody?

2. Who did the man who kidnapped Adeline think her mother was?

3. What does Adeline hear as she is walking through the small town in Chapter 19?

4. What does La Motte believe the Marquis wants to do to Adeline at the beginning of Chapter 15?

5. Who does the Marquis send bribes to in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Adeline hear on the first night on the ship which makes her curious? When does she hear the same thing again?

2. Where does La Luc's family meet M. Amand? How do Adeline and Amand strike up a friendship?

3. Why does La Luc decide to go to London at the end of Chapter 20?

4. What does La Luc tell Verneuil is proof of how much he likes him?

5. What does the valet give to the Marquis? How does the Marquis react to the item?

6. Who makes a request to see Adeline in Chapter 19? What does he tell her?

7. Why did the Marquis kill his brother? How did the Marquis figure out who Adeline really was?

8. What happens on the return journey from the Glacier of Montanvert?

9. What information does D'Aunoy reveal with his testimony in Chapter 23?

10. What happens when La Motte enters Adeline's room to murder her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tone of the novel. What is the tone of the novel? Is this tone commonly found in a novel of this genre? At what points in the novel does the tone change and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Radcliffe's inclusion of criminal elements in the novel "The Romance of the Forest." What are some examples of criminal activity in the novel? How do these examples affect the tone of the scene? Are these examples necessary?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of fate in the novel "The Romance of the Forest." What does 'fate' mean? What are some examples of fate in the novel?

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