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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. When Beauty thinks she is about to collapse, who appears to hold her as she is dried?

2. What type of nation does the sultan seem to run?

3. Where would Laurent chase women in the morning when he served his mistress?

4. When the master inspects Beauty, what does he slap?

5. What does the master inspire in the slaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will Beauty's fate be when the ship hits shore?

2. How is Beauty's intellect shown for the first time?

3. What is the significance behind the point of view in "Through the City and Into the Palace"?

4. What kind of life does Beauty want for herself?

5. What does the master require of the slaves?

6. What are the similarities and differences between the animalistic treatment in the sultanate and the queendom?

7. After his sentence serving as a pony is over, what becomes of Laurent?

8. What fate does the queen determine for Lexius when the ship lands at shore?

9. What relationships can the reader expect to be explored in this novel?

10. What are the two ways that Laurent distinguishes himself in the sultan's court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the following parts of the story: climax, resolution, introduction, development, and rising action. Explain which part of the novel represents each part of the story, as well as why each part is significant to the plot or character development.

Essay Topic 2

How is point of view significant to Beauty's Release? Compare and contrast the two perspectives from which the novel is told - Laurent's first person point of view and Beauty's third person limited point of view.

Essay Topic 3

What role does irony play in Beauty's Release? Why is the queen's punishment that is inflicted on the slaves when they return ironic?

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