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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the young wife see galloping towards the castle?
(a) Her husband
(b) Her brother
(c) Her mother
(d) Death

2. What can the young wife see the outline of?
(a) A human head
(b) A swinging carcass
(c) A skeleton
(d) A torture rack

3. How long does the young wife say the desk is?
(a) One kilometer
(b) Two meters
(c) Half a mile
(d) Six foot

4. What does the young wife say the castle looks like when she switches on all the lights?
(a) The blazing sun
(b) A seaborne birthday cake
(c) Like a conference hall
(d) A firework display

5. What does the young wife think she has lost in marrying?
(a) Her lover
(b) Her happiness
(c) Her independence
(d) Her childhood

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Romanian wife work as in Montmartre?

2. Why does the husband like his wife in her white muslin?

3. What had the young wife's mother disposed of on her eighteenth birthday?

4. In what country does the story take place?

5. Who does the cigar remind the young girl of?

(see the answer key)

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