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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 when the husband slips off her jacket?

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

3. What does the maid squeeze the orange juice into?

4. What does the husband say when his wife complains that it is broad daylight?

5. What type of desk does the husband have in his study?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is the young woman experienced?

2. Describe what an iron maiden is.

3. Carter references a lot of artists and books in the novella. What meaning do they bring to the story?

4. Why do you think Carter uses a castle as her main setting?

5. What is a Marquis?

6. How can this novella be classed as a work of magic realism?

7. How does the young girl's father cast a shadow across the whole story?

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

9. In what way does the Marquis show shame at what he has done?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 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?

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