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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. Why does the young wife think the maid is discourteous?

2. Where does the husband say there is a queen's ransom?

3. What has the husband bought for their wedding gift?

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

5. Why can the young wife not socialize with the servants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the castle setting.

2. What is the girl's reaction to seeing her husband's pornography?

3. In what way does the marquis lie about the appearance of the corridor that leads to his secret room?

4. How does Carter use color in the novella?

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

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

7. In what ways is the young woman experienced?

8. Why does the girl decide to enter the private room?

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

10. Why do you think the young wife would want to marry the Marquis if she does not love him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carter seems to give everything in the book color. What colors does she use? What tone does this give the novella? Choose two examples of Carter's use of color and discuss what meaning that color gives both the object and the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do you think the castle setting brings to the story? Take another setting and discuss what difference it would bring to the same story?

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