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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. Beauty thinks it's amazing that the prince on the torture device is able to keep his _______________ during the pain.

2. Beauty was claimed as the Prince's naked ___________ slave to be taken to his Kingdom.

3. All year, the villagers would ___________ just to have the chance to purchase a slave during the auction.

4. What was on the sign to designate the shop where silver and gold plating was done?

5. The slave hanging on the front of the inn hung like ripe _________ from a shingle, perking up when the Mistress arrived.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beauty decide to do as she cannot bear to be humiliated anymore by the crowd?

2. What is the slave who is being punished and tortured in the middle of the marketplace forced to do?

3. What is Beauty shocked to see as she is brought to the inn and to her new home as a slave?

4. What is the trouble with Beauty's feelings for the Crown Prince when they are first making love?

5. What have Sleeping Beauty's parents consented for the Crown Prince to do with Beauty?

6. How do the slaves at the Mistress' inn go about cleaning the floor and the inside of the inn?

7. What do Tristan and Beauty talk about as they are being carried to the auction?

8. What is the agreement between the slaves and their owners, which Beauty finds out in the beginning?

9. What does Beauty realize when she is taken to the Court of Eleanor with the Crown Prince?

10. What does the Commander of the Patrol warn the slaves to do as they are being removed from the cart?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In some cases, it seems the owners of the slaves begin to fall in love with their slaves.

Part 1: Why do you think the slave owners are able to fall in love with their slaves?

Part 2: Do you think that these feelings of love are genuine or just based on how they want to feel about their relationship to the slave?

Part 3: How do you think the slaves should feel about being loved by their Masters or Mistresses?

Essay Topic 2

Some of the slaves receive more perks than other slaves might during their ownership and training.

Part 1: Do you think it's fair for some of the slaves to get more rewards than other slaves do?

Part 2: How do you think the relationships between the slaves change when they see others getting more rewards?

Part 3: Why do you think owners and other trainers decide to treat some slaves better than others?

Essay Topic 3

The objectification of the slaves in this book is difficult for some to read and to understand completely, as this is certainly not 'normal' by modern society's standards.

Part 1: Why do you think that the slaves are objectified during the course of their training and auctioning?

Part 2: What might happen if the slaves were allowed to feel like humans during their time as slaves?

Part 3: How does a person change when they are only judged by what they look like?

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