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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. Where was the husband's last wife from?
(a) Romainia
(b) USA
(c) Bulgaria
(d) Czechoslovakia

2. Where does the young wife say the little clock was made?
(a) Dresden
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Berlin

3. Where are the keys laying?
(a) On a coffee table
(b) On a chair
(c) On a sofa
(d) On a rug by the fire

4. Who does the young wife say she will fling herself on the mercy of?
(a) The police
(b) The local fishermen
(c) Her husband
(d) The gendarmerie

5. What does the young wife say her husband's chuckle sounds like?
(a) A lion's roar
(b) A hollow, knocking sound
(c) A child sobbing
(d) A dog's growl

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the maid bring the young wife for breakfast?

2. What instrument does the young wife like to play?

3. What was the name of the Romanian countess?

4. What is marked on the paper napkin?

5. What is the only thing the young wife says she can manage on the piano?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Carter subvert the conventions of a fairy tale?

3. Do you think the Marquis is a conventional murderer in term of literature?

4. In what ways is the young woman naive?

5. What do you think is the significance of the sea?

6. Why do you think the piano is the only character Carter gives a name to?

7. Why do you think the husband tries to tempt his young wife with the small key?

8. How does Carter use color in the novella?

9. What is a Marquis?

10. Why do you think Carter is so descriptive about the dead bodies?

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