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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 Adeline hear as she is walking through the small town in Chapter 19?

2. How long is Adeline ill before she can leave her room and join her friends?

3. In spite of his injuries, what does the Marquis make plans to do in Chapter 13?

4. Why doesn't La Luc go to see Theodore right away in Chapter 20?

5. What is the man who gave Adeline to La Motte in trouble for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does La Luc tell Adeline when she is recovered from her illness? What is Adeline troubled by in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

5. Who is Du Bosse? Why is he angry with the Marquis?

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

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

8. What does Theodore tell the doctor in Chapter 13? How does the doctor try to help?

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

10. What does the judge decide after hearing Du Bosse's testimony?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "The Romance of the Forest." What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Are all of the mysteries answered by the end of the novel? Who are some of the mysterious characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the genre of the novel "The Romance of the Forest," the Gothic romance genre. What are the elements of this genre? Why is "The Romance of the Forest" an example of this genre? What are some other novels of the same genre? What do these novels have in common with "The Romance of the Forest"?

Essay Topic 3

What happens at the end of the novel "The Romance of the Forest"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

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