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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. Where is the Beast's castle located in his kingdom?

2. How long after the Prince's recovery is a party planned in Chapter 6?

3. How much does the Prince think it appears that he has aged in Chapter 5?

4. What color are the Beast's eyes?

5. In Chapter 7, how does the Prince describe Princess Morningstar's nanny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation does the Beast overhear between Belle and a man with a French accent in Chapter 2?

2. How does Gaston persuade the Prince in Chapter 6 to have a ball?

3. What does the Prince decide to do while Tulip is visiting in Chapter 10?

4. What was the Prince's favorite haunt, and how was it decorated?

5. How does the Prince treat Tulip when she arrives in Chapter 9?

6. What is the only way to break the Beast's curse, and what happens if the curse is not broken?

7. In Chapter 5, what happens to the Prince when he looks into the mirror that Circe and her sisters left him?

8. Why is the Maestro upset during the sitting for the portrait in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 9, where does Lumiere take Tulip and Nanny when they arrive?

10. In Chapter 8, how do the Prince and Tulip spend the week?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In media res is the technique of beginning a story with a pivotal point or a situation that is the end to a series of events. Where does Valentino begin the story? How does she plunge into the story without an explanation? How does beginning the story in the middle of the action affect the plot and affect readers?

Essay Topic 2

Although the novel is a fantasy, the world seems believable. How does Valentino make the world in The Beast Within realistic? How does she use verisimilitude to ensure that the story is realistic and plausible?

Essay Topic 3

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are chapter titles? What are some purposes of chapter titles? How does Valentino use chapter titles in The Beast Within?

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