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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 petals does Tulip follow when she removes a blindfold in Chapter 11?

2. Where are the only mirrors that remain in the castle?

3. Where is the Beast at the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. Who does the Prince ask be summoned in Chapter 12?

5. In Chapter 12, what expression is on Lumiere face at the beginning of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tulip's nanny look like?

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

4. How did the Beast attract women when he was the Prince?

5. When did the Prince decide he could not marry Circe?

6. What happens after the Prince hears what might be the sound of a beast in Chapter 11?

7. What changes have there been in the castle and the grounds since the Prince became the Beast?

8. Why does Tulip often feel cheated for having been born a girl?

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

10. How does Belle see the castle and its enchantments differently than the Beast does?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Beast Within to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When an author uses dramatic irony, readers have information that characters do not. How does Valentino use dramatic irony in the book? How does dramatic irony increase tension in the novel?

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