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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. In Chapter 10, who is in the observatory when the Prince and Tulip go there?

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

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

4. How does Nanny describe the way the Prince is falling over himself to make Tulip happy in Chapter 10?

5. What is the only thing that will frighten Belle in the Beast's castle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Tulip's nanny look like?

3. How does the Prince feel about his portrait and what does he decide to do about it in Chapter 8?

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

5. What conversation do the Prince and Gaston have about the Prince's portrait that hangs in his bedroom in Chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

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

The Prince vacillates in the way that he treats Tulip. How does the Prince treat Tulip? What does his behavior reveal about kindness and cruelty?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is The Beast/Prince’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and transformation?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Valentino use more metaphors or similes in The Beast Within? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

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