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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 maid bring the young wife for breakfast?

2. How old is the young wife?

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

4. What does the husband say while lighting his cigar?

5. What colors are the young wife's furs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why do you think the young wife would want to marry the Marquis if she does not love him?

4. What is the girl's reaction to seeing her husband's pornography?

5. How does Carter use color in the novella?

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

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

8. In what way is Bloody Chamber a feminist story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Take one of the characters and using examples from the book discuss the following:

1) Back ground and appearance.

2) Character motivation

3) Character conflict.

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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