We Have Always Lived in the Castle (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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How old is Merricat Blackwood in the novel?
How old is Merricat Blackwood in the novel?
Eighteen years old
What does Merricat practice to protect the Blackwood house?
What does Merricat practice to protect the Blackwood house?
Sympathetic magic
Who actually poisoned the Blackwood family with arsenic?
Who actually poisoned the Blackwood family with arsenic?
Merricat
What psychological condition prevents Constance from leaving the property?
What psychological condition prevents Constance from leaving the property?
Agoraphobia
What potentially incriminating action did Constance take after the poisoning?
What potentially incriminating action did Constance take after the poisoning?
She washed the sugar bowl
What does Charles symbolically represent in the novel?
What does Charles symbolically represent in the novel?
Patriarchal normalcy
What does Uncle Julian obsessively document?
What does Uncle Julian obsessively document?
The family poisoning
Why is Uncle Julian considered a 'failed witness'?
Why is Uncle Julian considered a 'failed witness'?
He believes Merricat died
How do villagers behave after the riot at the Blackwood house?
How do villagers behave after the riot at the Blackwood house?
They leave food baskets
What phrase summarises the sisters' dark symbiotic relationship?
What phrase summarises the sisters' dark symbiotic relationship?
Merricat kills, Constance cleans