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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 color ribbon is the box tied with?

2. What does the young wife say has now healed?

3. How does the young wife describe the keys her husband gives her?

4. What does the wife think captivates her husband?

5. What does the young wife say the castle's moat is?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the castle setting.

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

4. What do you think is the significance of the opal?

5. What is a libertine?

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

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

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

9. In what ways is the young woman experienced?

10. Why do you think the young wife does not tell anyone what happened, but instead accepts the gossip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The piano tuner suggests the community and the Marquis' household suspects he is a murderer. What hold do you think the Marquis has over these people?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Using two examples from the book discuss the following statement. The story plays on the reader's expectations and changes them to mold a different meaning.

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