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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 the young wife say is on all the walls?

2. Where does the mother shoot the husband?

3. What does the young wife see on the opera singers throat?

4. What does the husband call his wife when he sees her looking at his books?

5. Why does the young wife think the husband has left her for a mistress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the young girl's father cast a shadow across the whole story?

2. In what ways is the young woman naive?

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

4. What is a libertine?

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

6. Why is it significant that the Marquis smells of Russian leather?

7. Describe the castle setting.

8. Why do you think the piano is the only character Carter gives a name to?

9. Why does the mother allow her young daughter to marry the Marquis when she has reservations about him?

10. What do you think the differences are between a novella and a novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look back at the period the book is written in. What were the concerns of this period? Does Carter reflect these concerns in the Bloody Chamber?

Essay Topic 2

The character of a Marquis has a history in fiction and popular culture. What meaning does the Marquis bring to the story? What other Marquis's are there from popular culture that shares similar characteristics.

Essay Topic 3

The Bloody Chamber is based on a fairy tale called Blue Beard. What are the mechanics of a fairy tale in terms of:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

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