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

2. What does Lexius apply to Beauty's body when she is clean?

3. Who, in disguise, released Beauty from being tied up?

4. While Lexius talks with two male servants, what does Beauty hear?

5. Besides Beauty, which other slaves are taken behind Laurent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What element of parallelism is present in "For the Love of the Master"?

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

3. Describe the types of love that Laurent considers.

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

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

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

7. What becomes of Tristan after his time spent as a pony?

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

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

10. Why does Tristan first feel that Laurent is disturbing the order of the sultanate?

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

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 3

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.

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