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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. Which character was punished for speaking up by being bound, gagged, and suspended from the ceiling?

2. For what does Lexius get out a whip to punish Laurent?

3. Who defends Tristan's tears over leaving his master?

4. Which of the following is an element of foreshadowing in the novel?

5. To what is Laurent's chained hooked?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the examination of the slaves show the feeling of the slaves?

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

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

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

5. How does Laurent try to escape punishment, and what result does it have?

6. Describe the tone change from desolation to eeriness in "The Watcher."

7. What elements of foreshadowing are present in "Through the City and Into the Palace"?

8. What happens when the ship anchors?

9. How does Beauty show that she has not adjusted to royal life?

10. Why are the women in the harem, including Inanna, curious about Beauty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is there a moral in Beauty's Release? If so, what is it ? How did you arrive at this conclusion? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the parallelism present in the novel. One example is in the way Laurent enjoys the punishment in the village but fears and resents the second punishment under the sultan's rule. Describe the significance of parallelism in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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