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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 notice about herself and the other slaves?

2. When Laurent served his last mistress, what would happen each morning?

3. How does Laurent feel when he is with his mistress?

4. When Laurent considers his current position as a sex slave, how does he see the situation as a result of his equality with his mistress?

5. How does Laurent feel when he sees what his punishment is going to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. After the sexual experience that Laurent and Lexius share, how do both men feel?

2. What does Beauty question about the harem that is also an instance of foreshadowing?

3. What happens when the ship anchors?

4. How does the examination the slaves undergo show dehumanization and degradation?

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

6. What proves to Laurent that Lexius enjoyed their rendezvous?

7. Why does Inanna dress as a man to release Beauty from her constraints?

8. What is Laurent's response to Tristan being chosen by the sultan?

9. Why does Laurent begin crying in the sultan's bedchamber?

10. Why does Laurent claim that the sex slaves' current position is degrading?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the sexualized, genderized, and class-based society in which Beauty and the rest of the characters live. How does this society differ from the society in which you live? Make three comparisons. Point out three differences.

Essay Topic 2

Consider the diction that Rice uses in her work. How does diction create a unique representation of plot, character, and setting? Use at least three examples of diction to describe why it is so significant to the story.

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel's casual tone juxtapose the sadistic events and characters? Discuss and analyze this juxtaposition as well as what effect this juxtaposition has on the reader.

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