Key Conflicts and Relationships (VCE SSCE English): Quizzes
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What mocking rhyme do villagers use to taunt the Blackwood sisters?
What mocking rhyme do villagers use to taunt the Blackwood sisters?
Merricat, would you like tea? You'll poison me
How does Merricat attempt to protect the Blackwood property from danger?
How does Merricat attempt to protect the Blackwood property from danger?
Buries talismans & nails objects to trees
What object connects Charles Blackwood to patriarchal authority?
What object connects Charles Blackwood to patriarchal authority?
A gold watch chain like the dead father's
What does Merricat declare is 'the most dangerous word there is'?
What does Merricat declare is 'the most dangerous word there is'?
Normal
What evidence did Constance destroy to protect Merricat?
What evidence did Constance destroy to protect Merricat?
She washed the sugar bowl
What does Uncle Julian believe happened to Merricat during the poisoning?
What does Uncle Julian believe happened to Merricat during the poisoning?
She died in the incident
How does the fire function in Merricat's quest for stasis?
How does the fire function in Merricat's quest for stasis?
Enables rather than defeats her goal
What three threats does Charles embody to the sisters' world?
What three threats does Charles embody to the sisters' world?
Money, marriage, & village reintegration
What do villagers leave after the riot, revealing their complex relationship with the sisters?
What do villagers leave after the riot, revealing their complex relationship with the sisters?
Guilty food baskets
What does Constance ultimately choose when tempted by Charles towards normalcy?
What does Constance ultimately choose when tempted by Charles towards normalcy?
Isolation with her sister