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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 dome of light protects Ysbeta in Chapter 13?

2. What color punch is served in Chapter 10?

3. What jewel is on the ring Ianthe wants to give Beatrice in Chapter 17?

4. What instrument does Harriet play in Chapter 10?

5. In Chapter 10, how many women surround Ianthe when Beatrice sees him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans does Ysbeta tell Beatrice that Lord Gordon has?

2. Why does Mrs.Lavan take Beatrice to the greenhouse?

3. What compromise does Ysbeta suggest that Beatrice make in Chapter 15?

4. Who is Peter Fowles, and what does he ask Beatrice at the dance in Chapter 10?

5. What does the book Ysbet has in Chapter 13 reveal to Beatrice?

6. At the end of Chapter 10, why is Beatrice shocked when Mr. Harlow asks her to dance?

7. Why does Beatrice and Harriet's carriage have to wait on the street in Chapter 10, and what does Beatrice notice as they wait?

8. In Chapter 15, what does Danton Maisonette do to Beatrice and what does she do in return?

9. What is Beatrice's cabin like on the Shining Hand?

10. In Chapter 14, what ultimatum does Beatrice's father give her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Ianthe proposes to Beatrice on board the Shining Hand. How does Beatrice respond to Ianthe’s proposal? What does her response have to do with being her own person?

Essay Topic 3

Beatrice summons a lesser spirit. What are the dangers and penalties that Beatrice might experience by summoning a spirit?

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