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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 did Beauty believe the Captain must certainly be vain of, in terms of his good looks?

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

3. Beauty realizes the slaves are beginning to look normal to her; one cleaned a ______________ on her hands and knees.

4. Tristan tells Beauty, "In the end, they will _________ over us," as they are moving along in the cart.

5. The most magnificent sign was that of the Sign of the __________, as Beauty sees the various signs.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Nicolas ask Tristan if he had learned as Tristan was being paraded through the street?

7. What was Tristan grateful for as he was walked through the town to his new destination?

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

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

10. Why was Tristan told that he had to wear the large phallus when he was first starting his slave training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The differences among the slave owners is vast, as those who own Tristan and Beauty at the end of the book seem to worship the slaves.

Part 1: Why do you think slaves are treated different, depending on their owners?

Part 2: Do you think the slave should be treated differently when they are with different owners? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think a slave's knowledge is affected each time they have a new Master or Mistress?

Essay Topic 2

Beauty begins to realize she is reacting to pain with pleasure, something she didn't do before.

Part 1: Why might the pain begin to become pleasurable to a person?

Part 2: Do you think that the Masters and Mistresses intend for the pain of the slave to become pleasurable?

Part 3: Do you think that the slaves are being trained to interpret pain as pleasure?

Essay Topic 3

The Masters and the Mistresses take things away from the slaves which cause them to be on the same level, i.e. the slaves cannot drink out of goblets.

Part 1: Do you think that the slaves could be treated even more harshly in this story?

Part 2: How does taking away everyday actions and commonplace activities change a slave?

Part 3: Why would the Masters and Mistresses decide to give these small human activities back to the slaves?

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