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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 Mistress Lockley say that the soldiers liked on Beauty when they had their way with her?

2. What does Tristan finally answer that he felt when he was subjected to all of the tortures and the roles?

3. What color was the belt that Mistress Lockley had in her hand when she was disciplining Beauty?

4. Once the night with Nicolas is over, Tristan thinks that the soreness in all of his muscles and in his flesh is __________.

5. In the early evening, ___________ was a pony again, feeling safe in the harnesses and the position.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tristan have to do, according to Nicolas, before he can go to see Beauty?

2. What does the Mistress Lockley want Tristan to do and she pays ten pence so that it can happen?

3. What does the tightness of the harness do to Tristan as he is prepared for the daily activities?

4. How does Mistress Lockley handle Tristan when he is brought to the inn by Nicolas?

5. How must Tristan and the other slaves he is with feed when they are in their stable together?

6. What does Tristan have to do as Nicolas is having dinner for a number of hours?

7. What does Tristan admit to himself about the falling out he had with his previous Master, Lord Stefan?

8. What does Tristan ask Nicolas about, in relation to the way slaves should act in their new lives?

9. Why can't the slaves and other people get into the buildings of the village as the chaos breaks out?

10. What is the chore the slaves have to perform when they are in the orchard and what rules must they follow?

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

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

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?

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