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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. It had been _________ to be the playthings of the Court, to be the object of relentless attention, according to the book.

2. The way Mistress Lockley ___________ made Beauty interested in her and engaged by her.

3. What did the Captain use in order to inspect the endowments of Beauty as she was laid down?

4. Beauty almost screamed with ___________ when the dagger is used on and inside of her.

5. Tristan asks Beauty why she decided to ___________ deliberately as they are sitting near each other.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tristan supposed to enter the house of Nicolas when he is brought there?

2. What does the slave who is hanging up do when she realizes Mistress Lockley is coming?

3. What is the first punishment that Beauty is made to do with the other slaves in the middle of the village?

4. What are Tristan and Beauty able to do since they are being jostled about in the cart?

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

6. How did the Captain decide to ravage the young Beauty after she pleasured herself in front of him?

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

8. What happens to Beauty as a result of becoming a slave who is to be sold?

9. How did the Queen's Chronicler parade Tristan through town, causing him to think about whether he should have obeyed his other Master?

10. When are the slaves not ignored by the villagers, according to the observations of Beauty as she walks through town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Slaves are punished publicly for the bad deeds they have done, put into the center of town for display.

Part 1: Do you think public punishment is more or less effective than private punishment?

Part 2: Why do you think public punishment is used for slaves who misbehave?

Part 3: How do you think slaves change after they have been publicly punished for bad behaviors?

Essay Topic 2

The slaves are simply objects which can be used and abused for any reason within the story.

Part 1: Why do you think the slave owners rent out their slaves or give them over to others?

Part 2: Do you think that the slave should be passed from person to person? How does this help/hinder their training?

Part 3: Why do you think that slaves aren't able to stay with just one person during their training?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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