APPLICATION QUESTIONS: • What does King Ahasuerus request of Vashti? Why does she refuse? • What part does alcohol play in the story? How does this view of alcohol influence your celebrations? • Is the prince's feared outcome (vs. 17) valid? Describe a better way for a husband to gain a wife's respect. • Do you live with the same moral integrity as Queen Vashti? How has it caused good or bad consequences?