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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 Tristan hasten to do when he was with his Master at the beginning of this section?

2. What does Nicolas bring to the bed where he and Tristan will be lying down?

3. Tristan immediately asks if Nicolas will ___________ outright, though Nicolas tells him to consider what he is saying.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Beauty jealous when the Mistress is amusing herself with all of the slaves in the grass?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Beauty do when she first sees Nicolas as she is led into his bedchamber by Prince Richard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are small favors the slaves can enjoy when they are with their Masters and Mistresses.

Part 1: Do you think these small rewards are helpful in the training of slaves?

Part 2: Why do you think the owners reward their slaves at all, especially since they don't have to?

Part 3: How do you think the slaves feel about having small rewards during their training?

Essay Topic 2

The slaves are called Princes and Princesses, bought and sold into slavery when they are children.

Part 1: Why do you think Princesses and Princes are turned into slaves?

Part 2: Do you think that the value of the slaves goes up if they are royalty? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the suffering and humiliation of a Prince or Princess compares to a slave who is not royalty?

Essay Topic 3

The sexual encounters of the slaves are many, with the slave rarely being able to achieve release of orgasm.

Part 1: Why is sexual arousal used in addition to pain in the training of the slaves?

Part 2: Do you think that the Masters and Mistresses use sex as a punishment as much as a reward?

Part 3: Do you think the slaves would be as eager to please without the sexual encounters?

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