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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 people carry their wine around in as they were walked about the village?

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

3. What is Nicolas going to allow Tristan to do in order to make him happy?

4. The words that Jerard shares with Tristan unnerve him, but at the same time, he realizes that he also ____________ what he is saying.

5. Tristan tells Beauty that he is more than ______________ in his new role as a slave with Nicolas.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the secret that Nicolas reveals to Tristan as they are sitting on a hillside during their trip in the countryside?

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

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

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

5. What must the slaves wear in their mouths in order to help control them further during their placement as slaves?

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

7. Who does the Mistress take into bed with her after the work is done for the day?

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

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

10. How does Nicolas surprise Tristan when he returns to the bedchamber?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The humiliation the slaves suffer during their lives is palpable in the story, with slaves feeling lower and lower as they are mistreated.

Part 1: Do you think that the slaves need to be humiliated in order to become obedient?

Part 2: Why is being humiliated such a painful experience for a slave?

Part 3: How do you think you would change if you were humiliated day after day?

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