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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. What word does the young wife use to describe her husband's head?
(a) Opal
(b) Stark
(c) Tiger like
(d) Leonine

2. What kind of novel does the young wife say she wants to read?
(a) A yellow paper novel
(b) A victorian novel
(c) A romantic novel
(d) A funny novel

3. What does the young wife say a diva has sent her husband?
(a) A love letter
(b) The script of Hamlet
(c) A score of Tristan
(d) An unfinished novel

4. What kind of creature is painted on the front of the postcard
(a) A vampire
(b) A ghoul
(c) A gremlin
(d) A critter

5. What does the young wife miss?
(a) Her husband's caresses
(b) Her lover in Paris
(c) Her mother
(d) Her father loving smile

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the young wife find a photograph of her husband's last wife?

2. What piece does the wife find in her husband's scores?

3. What does the young wife think when the husband slips off her jacket?

4. What does the young wife decide to do to keep her husband away?

5. How many husbands does the young wife say she sees?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think the Marquis's servant play a role in the Marquis' crimes?

2. Why do you think Carter is so descriptive about the dead bodies?

3. What is the mother's role in the story?

4. Describe the young girl.

5. How important is the piano tuner to the story?

6. Does Carter subvert the conventions of a fairy tale?

7. How is it significant that the piano tuner is blind?

8. In what way does the marquis lie about the appearance of the corridor that leads to his secret room?

9. How does Carter use color in the novella?

10. In what way does the Marquis show shame at what he has done?

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