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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. Many princes and princesses are sent to become slaves of the Court until they should be rewarded and sent home to their ___________.

2. Which slave was the undisputed favorite of the Prince, according to the opening of the book?

3. Beauty realizes the slaves are beginning to look normal to her; one cleaned a ______________ on her hands and knees.

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

5. Who was the sometime Mistress of Beauty when she was in the Court as a slave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tristan ask Nicolas about, in relation to the way slaves should act in their new lives?

2. What is the first punishment that Beauty is made to do with the other slaves in the middle of the village?

3. How did the Captain decide to ravage the young Beauty after she pleasured herself in front of him?

4. What is the secret that Nicolas reveals to Tristan as they are sitting on a hillside during their trip in the countryside?

5. How does Nicolas surprise Tristan when he returns to the bedchamber?

6. How is Tristan supposed to enter the house of Nicolas when he is brought there?

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

8. How did the Queen's Chronicler parade Tristan through town, causing him to think about whether he should have obeyed his other Master?

9. What does the Lord have to say about the pirates' taste in slaves during their raid?

10. What does the Mistress Lockley want Tristan to do and she pays ten pence so that it can happen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The slaves are simply objects which can be used and abused for any reason within the story.

Part 1: Why do you think the slave owners rent out their slaves or give them over to others?

Part 2: Do you think that the slave should be passed from person to person? How does this help/hinder their training?

Part 3: Why do you think that slaves aren't able to stay with just one person during their training?

Essay Topic 3

The humiliation the slaves suffer during their lives is palpable in the story, with slaves feeling lower and lower as they are mistreated.

Part 1: Do you think that the slaves need to be humiliated in order to become obedient?

Part 2: Why is being humiliated such a painful experience for a slave?

Part 3: How do you think you would change if you were humiliated day after day?

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