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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does the husband say there is a kings ransom?
(a) Sevres
(b) Paris
(c) Calais
(d) Limoges
2. What month does the young wife say it is?
(a) November
(b) March
(c) October
(d) January
3. What does the husband say the young wife must not play with?
(a) Books
(b) The staff
(c) Children
(d) Grown up toys
4. How does the young wife describe her husband's flesh?
(a) Creamy and smooth
(b) Tanned and sweaty
(c) White and heavy
(d) Dark and oily
5. What does the young wife think her principle function as a chatelaine is?
(a) To entertain guests
(b) To find work for her staff
(c) To do nothing
(d) To shout at the servants
Short Answer Questions
1. How long does the husband say he has to go away for?
2. What name does the young wife say means nothing to her?
3. Who painted the husband's first wife?
4. What opera does the husband take the young wife to see?
5. Who is on the telephone?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the young girl.
2. In what way does the marquis lie about the appearance of the corridor that leads to his secret room?
3. Why do you think the young wife does not tell anyone what happened, but instead accepts the gossip?
4. How does the young girl's father cast a shadow across the whole story?
5. Why do you think music is so important to the young wife?
6. Why does the husband looking at his wife 'like horse flesh' take her breath away?
7. How do you think the Marquis has gotten away for so long with the murders?
8. Describe the castle setting.
9. How important is the piano tuner to the story?
10. Describe what a catafalque is.
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