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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 think will happen if she continues playing the piano?

2. What are the taps in the bathroom made from?

3. What type of material is the young wife's nightdress made from?

4. What does the young wife hear outside the room?

5. What is the skull crowned with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Marquis seduce the young wife?

2. Why do you think the young wife is so quick to call the piano tuner her young lover?

3. Why does the husband looking at his wife 'like horse flesh' take her breath away?

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

5. Describe the marquis.

6. What is a libertine?

7. What do you think is the significance of the red ribbon?

8. Is it significant that the young girl compares her mother to Medusa?

9. How do you think Brittany is different to the young wife's life in Paris?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is called the Bloody Chamber, a title that speaks for it self. Why do you think Carter has chosen such a straightforward title? What kind of expectations does it give the reader? How important do you think titles are?

Essay Topic 2

Carter often alludes to famous cautionary tales and weaves them into the narrative of the book. What cautionary tales does Carter allude to? What do the inclusion of these tales say about the books narrator?

Essay Topic 3

The young wife often claims she is falling in love with the Marquis. Do you think people can fall in love that easily? What do you think is the meaning of true love? Why do you think the young wife is so prepared to fall in love?

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