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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beauty bring upon herself as she watched another slave be punished for his actions?

2. Who does Beauty get to travel with as she is brought to her new place of enslavement?

3. The most magnificent sign was that of the Sign of the __________, as Beauty sees the various signs.

4. For how many gold pieces is Beauty sold when she is put up for auction in the village?

5. The Mistress wants Beauty to whimper with ___________ for her supper when she gets it and to lick her plate clean.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Beauty shocked to see as she is brought to the inn and to her new home as a slave?

2. What does Beauty decide to do as she cannot bear to be humiliated anymore by the crowd?

3. What does Tristan admit to himself about the falling out he had with his previous Master, Lord Stefan?

4. What does Nicolas do as he passes Tristan in the courtyard, though none of the other slaves seems to notice?

5. Why can't the slaves and other people get into the buildings of the village as the chaos breaks out?

6. When are the slaves not ignored by the villagers, according to the observations of Beauty as she walks through town?

7. What is the chore the slaves have to perform when they are in the orchard and what rules must they follow?

8. What does the slave who is hanging up do when she realizes Mistress Lockley is coming?

9. What do the slaves learn about their new owner and the length of their enslavement?

10. What is happening to Tristan as he is instructed to wash each of the slave's genitals with his tongue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The slaves are treated like animals during the course of their training, made to live in animal conditions.

Part 1: Why do you think the slaves are treated like animals?

Part 2: How do you think the treatment as lesser beings changes the way a slave looks at their Masters or Mistresses?

Part 3: Do you think a slave who was treated more humanely would be as obedient?

Essay Topic 2

The sexual encounters of the slaves are many, with the slave rarely being able to achieve release of orgasm.

Part 1: Why is sexual arousal used in addition to pain in the training of the slaves?

Part 2: Do you think that the Masters and Mistresses use sex as a punishment as much as a reward?

Part 3: Do you think the slaves would be as eager to please without the sexual encounters?

Essay Topic 3

The Masters and the Mistresses take things away from the slaves which cause them to be on the same level, i.e. the slaves cannot drink out of goblets.

Part 1: Do you think that the slaves could be treated even more harshly in this story?

Part 2: How does taking away everyday actions and commonplace activities change a slave?

Part 3: Why would the Masters and Mistresses decide to give these small human activities back to the slaves?

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