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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 color gown does Ysbeta wear when she comes to see Beatrice in Chapter 3?

2. How long does Beatrice offer to allow Nadi to dwell with her in Chapter 7?

3. How many grimoires has Beatrice found in Chapter 3?

4. What color is Beatrice's hair?

5. Why is Beatrice not feeling well when she awakes in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beatrice know that she should give the grimoires to Ysbeta?

2. In Chapter 2, what interaction do Beatrice and Ianthe have at the Assembly Dance?

3. How does Beatrice describe bargaining with a lesser spirit?

4. What news of a commotion does Ianthe bring in Meryton in Chapter 5?

5. What noise does Nadi hear when Beatrice's mother and sister come to her during the Assembly Dance in Chapter 2?

6. What magic are Llanandari women allowed to use?

7. How does Beatrice persuade Harriet to keep her conversation with Ysbeta a secret?

8. What do Beatrice, her mother, and Harriet find on the steps of their home when they get home from the dance in Chapter 2?

9. How is Beatrice supposed to act when she is expecting a visitor?

10. Why does Ysbeta come to see Beatrice in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not historical fiction?

Essay Topic 2

Women have a subservient role in the novel. What role is Beatrice expected to play in society? Why does Beatrice chaff at the role she is expected to play in society? How are women subservient in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Beatrice’s mother shows her the warding collar and makes her try it on. Why does Beatrice’s mother show her the warding collar and make her try it on? What does the warding collar symbolize?

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