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Bluebeard
Fitcher's Bird
The Robber Bridegroom
Mr. Fox
Bluebeard's Egg
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How did Bluebeard "swoon" the youngest daughter to marry him?
Throwing lavish parties
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How did the bluebeard character capture the women he killed at the beginning of the novel?
Pretend he was a poor man, and beg from door-to-door to capture the young women
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Who is the author for this variant?
Brothers Grimm
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What did Lady Mary see written on the gateway of Mr. Fox's castle?
Be bold, be bold.
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What time period is this variant set?
Present day
200
What did Bluebeard give his wife before leaving?
Keys to his mansion
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In this variant, what did Bluebeard give his wife and tell her to always carry it her?
An egg
200
How did "Bluebeard's" wife find her way to his house at the beginning of the story?
He left her a trail of ashes leading to his house
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What landed in Lady Mary's lap while she was hiding at Mr. Fox's?
The young girl's hand
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At the end of the story, what is the one thing that Sally thinks the story "left out"?
That the egg is alive, and that one day it will hatch
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Who wrote the original Bluebeard tale?
Charles Perrault
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How was the sorcerer (bluebeard) defeated in this variant?
burned to death
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What did the bird warn the girl about when she entered Bluebeard's home?
"Turn back, Turn back, my pretty young bride, In a house of murderers you've arrived"
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What was Lady Mary's "awful" dream about?
Mr. Fox being a murderer
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Why did Sally think dumb blondes were so loved?
It is their helplessness and confusion that made them so sexually attractive
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Who comes to rescue the wife before Bluebeard kills her?
Her brothers
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What is different about the Brothers Grimm variant as opposed to the others?
The greater emphasis on magic and witchcraft
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How did the wife get even with "Bluebeard" and his fellow robbers at the end of the tale?
On their wedding day, she told the story of how she witnessed them murdering a girl. She then brought the girl's finger as evidence.
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What other variant is this story most similar to?
The Robber Bridegroom
400
What does Sally love about Ed?
His stupidity