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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 drink at dinner?

2. What does the young wife have for breakfast?

3. What does the young wife think her husband has left her for?

4. What does the husband kiss before her mouth?

5. What does the young wife think her principle function as a chatelaine is?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is the young woman experienced?

2. Why do you think Carter focuses so much on the young girl's body?

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

4. How do you think the Marquis has gotten away for so long with the murders?

5. Describe the castle setting.

6. What reason do you think the young wife cries to her mother?

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

8. What do you know about Marquis's from other popular fiction?

9. What is a libertine?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact chronological setting of the novel. What year do you think it is set in? What clues are there to suggest it is from that year?

Essay Topic 2

Angela Carter is famous for writing in a magic realist style.

1) What is magic realism?

2) How does Carter use magic realism in the Bloody Chamber?

3) Take an example of magic realism from the book and discuss how it contributes to the story's meaning.

Essay Topic 3

The young wife discovers her husband's pornography in his library. What do you think are the negatives and positives of pornography in today's society? What do you think is Carter's view of pornography?

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