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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. Where is Adeline taken in Chapter 14?

2. What is the name of the chevalier who grab's La Luc's daughter's horse in Chapter 17?

3. Who announces that Theodore has received a stay of execution?

4. What were d'Aunoy and two other men hired to do by the Marquis?

5. What does the Marquis promise La Motte if he kills Adeline?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does Adeline find out she is related to in Chapter 24? What does this person bring to Adeline?

5. What does Du Bosse explain in his testimony?

6. What does La Motte tell the Marquis after Adeline leaves in Chapter 15? What does the Marquis do to La Motte?

7. What is the Marquis' lone regret in Chapter 23?

8. What is the plan that the Marquis proposes to La Motte in Chapter 15?

9. What does Adeline find out about Theodore's family in Chapter 19?

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 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 2

Discuss Radcliffe's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Radcliffe use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the imagery that Radcliffe uses in "The Romance of the Forest." What are some examples of imagery in the novel? What themes or ideas do these examples represent?

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