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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. The question that torments Tristan is: Is it not easier to __________ than to choose not to?

2. What does Beauty bring upon herself as she watched another slave be punished for his actions?

3. The slave hanging on the front of the inn hung like ripe _________ from a shingle, perking up when the Mistress arrived.

4. How long had Sleeping Beauty been sleeping when she was awakened from her slumber?

5. Beauty realized that it did not matter if she walked to the the platform and the turntable in ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the slave who is being punished and tortured in the middle of the marketplace forced to do?

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

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

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

5. What does the Commander of the Patrol warn the slaves to do as they are being removed from the cart?

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

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

8. How did the Queen's Chronicler parade Tristan through town, causing him to think about whether he should have obeyed his other Master?

9. What is Beauty shocked to see as she is brought to the inn and to her new home as a slave?

10. What is Tristan forced to do to Nicolas, which surprisingly arouses him as he does so?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tristan decides that he does not want to obey his Masters, preferring instead to rebel, though he is punished often as a result.

Part 1: Why do you think that Tristan decides to rebel in his training with various Masters?

Part 2: Do you think it's a good idea for any slave to rebel in their training?

Part 3: How do you think Tristan is being seen in the eyes of his owners and trainers as a result of his disobedience?

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

Beauty begins to realize she is reacting to pain with pleasure, something she didn't do before.

Part 1: Why might the pain begin to become pleasurable to a person?

Part 2: Do you think that the Masters and Mistresses intend for the pain of the slave to become pleasurable?

Part 3: Do you think that the slaves are being trained to interpret pain as pleasure?

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