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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. After the beating, who does Tristan kneel before and hear the command for him to follow to the road along the ramparts.

2. Nicolas tells Tristan, "I have never loved any _________ as I love you," when they are finally alone together.

3. Beauty feels badly for the runaway slave as the slave now has no loving ______________ to guide him.

4. What is Tristan to be whipped for when he is taken for shipping, according to Nicolas?

5. Who does Tristan see hanging of the wall when he enters the inn with Nicolas during this section of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some signs that others in the village seem to think fondly of Tristan and of his role as a slave?

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

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

4. What is happening to Tristan as he is instructed to wash each of the slave's genitals with his tongue?

5. What does Tristan realize when Nicolas is sleeping after their conversation together?

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

7. What do Tristan and Beauty talk about in relation to their roles as pleasure slaves for their owners?

8. What is the rumor that Beauty shares with Tristan as they are talking, and Nicolas overhears this rumor?

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

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

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

Sleeping Beauty is a slave from the moment this book starts to the end, which is a situation few could ever understand.

Part 1: Why do you think that Beauty seems to have come to peace with her role as a slave?

Part 2: How do you think you would react if someone were to take you on as a slave?

Part 3: Do you think that some people are born to be slaves?

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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