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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 are the shutters on the odd sisters' house?

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

3. What does Circe have that her sisters do not share?

4. What type of floors are in the witches' house?

5. At the end of Chapter 13, who escorts Nanny and Tulip to their carriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, what plan do the witches share with Gaston?

2. In Chapter 19, why does the Beast yell at Belle, and where does she go after being yelled at?

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

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

5. In Chapter 18, why are the odd sisters so excited to see Pflanze?

6. In Chapter 21, how do the sisters get Circe out of the way while they plot to bring down the Beast?

7. How does Gaston react when the witches arrive in Chapter 23?

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

9. In Chapter 13, when does the Prince appear and what does he say and demand?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Beast Within? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Valentino uses help readers’ understand characters or concepts?

Essay Topic 2

The sisters manipulate people to get what they want. How do the sisters manipulate people to get what they want? What goals are they trying to achieve with their manipulation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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