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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 she needs to continue her music studies?

2. Who does the husband say his house keeper used to be?

3. What kind of box does her engagement ring come in?

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

5. How does the young wife describe her husband's flesh?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what a catafalque is.

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

3. Describe the piano tuners background.

4. In what ways does the young wife romanticize her marriage to the Marquis?

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

6. Do you think Carter represents the Marquis as unstable and crazy or just plain evil?

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

8. Why do you think the Marquis takes the young girl to see Tristan?

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

10. Describe the young girl.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Angela Carter is known as a feminist writer. Do you think the Bloody Chamber is an example of feminist literature? Give two examples from the story to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

The Bloody Chamber is a novella. What do you think are the differences between a novella and a novel in terms of:

1) Language

2) Character

3) Structure

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