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

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

3. Where does Beauty go when she realizes that the Mistress is upset with her and will probably punish her?

4. Tristan felt the first real panic when the ______ was fitted over his head and over his shoulders.

5. The Whipping Master calls out to Tristan to, "Snap those _________" as he is being punished.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nicolas do as he passes Tristan in the courtyard, though none of the other slaves seems to notice?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 many rules that the slaves have to follow cause them to be completely degraded and controlled.

Part 1: What is the goal of the training of these slaves?

Part 2: How do you think the rules help/hurt the training of a slave?

Part 3: Why do you think that there are so many rules for the slaves to follow in their time with their owners?

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