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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 the slaves are lifted and carried in a procession, where are they heading?

2. In which of the following does Laurent allude to being interested?

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

4. How does Laurent feel about being punished in front of the village?

5. What is the significance of the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the reader learn about Tristan in "More Secret Lessons"?

2. What does Laurent's insistence that Lexius be taken back to the queen tell the reader?

3. Describe the types of love that Laurent considers.

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

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

6. Why are the slaves adorned with jewels and glitter?

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

8. What are the signs that the sex between Laurent and Lexius was consensual?

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

10. What does Laurent's immediate submersion into and acceptance of court life represent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe sexual suppression as it appears in the novel. Which characters are sexually suppressed and how? Why is this theme significant?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

On their way back from the sultan's palace, it becomes evident that Tristan, Beauty, and Laurent have each taken something back with them. Explain what each character learned, how that lesson came to them, and how the lesson helped or hurt them later on.

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