The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories – Writer’s Techniques (OCR A-Level English Literature): Quizzes
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When was 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories' published?
When was 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories' published?
1979
What forms the cornerstone of Carter's technical achievement?
What forms the cornerstone of Carter's technical achievement?
Seducing via language whilst challenging
In 'The Company of Wolves', who rescues the girl from the werewolf?
In 'The Company of Wolves', who rescues the girl from the werewolf?
No one - she embraces the werewolf
How many corpses are in Bluebeard's chamber in Carter's version?
How many corpses are in Bluebeard's chamber in Carter's version?
Thirteen corpses with heads on wall
How is the ruby choker described in 'The Bloody Chamber'?
How is the ruby choker described in 'The Bloody Chamber'?
Like an extraordinarily precious slit throat
What does first-person female narration allow Carter's characters to do?
What does first-person female narration allow Carter's characters to do?
Reclaim the gaze from voyeurism
In Carter's Sadeian symbolism, what do keys represent?
In Carter's Sadeian symbolism, what do keys represent?
Both phallic penetration AND female agency
In 'The Tiger's Bride', who undergoes transformation?
In 'The Tiger's Bride', who undergoes transformation?
Bride becomes bestial
Which story breaks the fourth wall with 'Reader, she ran screaming'?
Which story breaks the fourth wall with 'Reader, she ran screaming'?
Puss-in-Boots
What does 'the wolf loves company' relocate danger from?
What does 'the wolf loves company' relocate danger from?
Forest to marriage bed