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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beauty assume about getting caught?

2. How does Laurent feel about Beauty returning to her realm?

3. What does Laurent begin to recognize as true power after he meets the sultan?

4. Laurent and Beauty both anticipate that they will be __________.

5. What is Laurent's new title?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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