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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the young wife compare her husband stripping her to?
(a) Shelling a pea
(b) Stripping the leaves of an artichoke
(c) Cracking a nut
(d) Plucking a chicken

2. What was the name of the Romanian countess?
(a) Lucille
(b) Helena
(c) Mara
(d) Carmilla

3. What does the young wife decide to have for lunch?
(a) Turkey
(b) Sausage and beans
(c) Avocado and shrimp
(d) Fowl in cream

4. What color hair does the young wife have?
(a) Black
(b) Mouse colored
(c) Blonde
(d) Dark brown

5. What do they say doomed the Romanian wife?
(a) Heroin
(b) Absinthe
(c) Love
(d) Marriage

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the young wife say used to tie red ribbons around their necks?

2. How many secrets does the husband say a man must have from his wife?

3. What color ribbon is the box tied with?

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

5. What does the young wife think she has lost in marrying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the Marquis stops what he is doing when the door is locked?

2. What is the significance of the key leaving a bloody heart on the young wife's forehead?

3. What is a libertine?

4. Why do you think the young wife is so quick to call the piano tuner her young lover?

5. Why do you think Carter does not use names for the main characters?

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

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

8. What Fairy Tale conventions does Carter use?

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

10. Is it significant that the young girl compares her mother to Medusa?

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