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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. Where is the Beast's castle located in his kingdom?

2. Where does Gaston say that Circe is from?

3. Where does the Prince spend every evening in Chapter 8?

4. What is Circe doing when Gaston takes the Prince to her home?

5. In Chapter 9, what color bow is on the door where Lumiere takes Tulip and Nanny when they arrive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tulip's nanny look like?

2. What was the Prince's favorite haunt, and how was it decorated?

3. What is the only way to break the Beast's curse, and what happens if the curse is not broken?

4. What conversation do the Prince and Gaston have about the Prince's portrait that hangs in his bedroom in Chapter 5?

5. How does Belle see the castle and its enchantments differently than the Beast does?

6. How does the Prince treat Tulip when she arrives in Chapter 9?

7. How does Gaston persuade the Prince in Chapter 6 to have a ball?

8. What has happened to Cogsworth in Chapter 12?

9. Why is the Maestro upset during the sitting for the portrait in Chapter 7?

10. Why does Tulip often feel cheated for having been born a girl?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Prince comes to believe that Tulip never loved him. Why does the Prince believe that she never loved him? How does he come to that conclusion?

Essay Topic 2

In The Beast Within, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in The Beast Within? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions Valentino uses help readers’ understand characters or concepts?

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