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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 does Belle do in Chapter 19 when the Beast yells at her for removing the dome from the enchanted rose?

2. In Chapter 21, what color skirt is Ruby wearing?

3. How many candles does the Prince light in the evenings when he hides in his room in Chapter 14?

4. In Chapter 20, what is in the vestibule that Belle and the Beast walk past?

5. What do the witches send after Belle in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the last time that the Beast sees Lumiere in Chapter 17?

2. Why is the wtiches' curse safe for the moment in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 13, what news does Lumiere bring regarding the Prince's condition?

4. Why is the household in a panic in Chapter 13?

5. In Chapter 15, what is the Prince's condition?

6. Why are the sisters in a panic in Chapter 21?

7. Why is Belle bored at the Beast's castle?

8. How does Tulip react when Nanny starts spouting "superstitious nonsense" (128)?

9. What does the Beast give Belle in Chapter 20?

10. What does Lumiere tell the Prince about the staff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The witches are delighted to see Belle run into the forest. What do the witches do after they see Belle run into the forest? How and why do their actions backfire?

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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