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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. Who does the husband say his house keeper used to be?

2. What does the young wife open?

3. How many husbands does the young wife say she sees?

4. What does the young wife do the moment the house keeper leaves the room?

5. What do they say doomed the Romanian wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do you know about Marquis's from other popular fiction?

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

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

6. The Marquis drives to the house in a black car. How do such obvious metaphors work in the story?

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

8. In what ways is the young woman naive?

9. Describe what an iron maiden is.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think the Marquis chose the young Frenchwoman as his wife? Do you think his presumptions were wrong?

Essay Topic 2

The book is set in Brittany in France. Why do you think Carter sets her story here? What meaning does it add? What difference do you think there would be in the story if it was set in another country or region?

Essay Topic 3

Angela Carter is known as a feminist writer. Do you think the Bloody Chamber is an example of feminist literature? Give two examples from the story to support your argument.

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