Bluebeard — Questions and answers

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What did Bluebeard's wife do as soon as he was gone?

Choices

  1. She sent for her friends and sister Anne to explore the house. ✓
  2. She started cleaning the whole house.
  3. She went to visit her mother.
  4. She went straight to the forbidden closet.

Answer: She sent for her friends and sister Anne to explore the house.

From page 4

What happened to the little key when Bluebeard's wife saw the shapes in the forbidden closet?

Choices

  1. It turned a different color.
  2. It disappeared completely.
  3. It slipped from her trembling fingers and fell to the floor. ✓
  4. It became very hot.

Answer: It slipped from her trembling fingers and fell to the floor.

From page 5

What did Bluebeard's wife try to do to the little key after she ran from the closet?

Choices

  1. She tried to scrub away a stain on it with soap and sand. ✓
  2. She tried to hide it under her bed.
  3. She tried to give it back to Bluebeard.
  4. She tried to throw it out the window.

Answer: She tried to scrub away a stain on it with soap and sand.

From page 6

Who arrived at Bluebeard's house just as he was about to hurt his wife?

Choices

  1. Her sister Anne and her friends
  2. Her two brothers, a dragoon and a musketeer ✓
  3. A group of hunters from the town
  4. The widow and her two daughters

Answer: Her two brothers, a dragoon and a musketeer

From page 9

What did Bluebeard's widow do with his great fortune?

Choices

  1. She did a great deal of good with it. ✓
  2. She kept it all for herself.
  3. She buried it in the garden.
  4. She gave it to her new husband.

Answer: She did a great deal of good with it.

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