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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 185 - 232, Prime Beasts - Epilogue).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator first see a picture of a joyous beast?
(a) Her friend's wall.
(b) Her mother's house.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The cafe.

2. Who does the narrator think tricks her in the story of the sacrificial beasts?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her professor.
(c) Her lover.
(d) Her mother.

3. What happens when an impasse beast ages?
(a) He turns to dust.
(b) He explodes.
(c) His hair grows very long.
(d) He gets wrinked.

4. Who comes to physically help the narrator after her episode with the impasse beast?
(a) Hattie Pi.
(b) Rialto.
(c) Zhong Liang.
(d) Henry.

5. Who does the narrator come to stay with for an extended period in Part III?
(a) James.
(b) Methuselah.
(c) Henry.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator learn about Zhong Liang in Part V?

2. Who is the narrator reunited with at the end of the novel?

3. Where does the narrator meet the sacrificial beast she tries to help?

4. How old are the bones from the thousand league beasts that are discovered in Part III?

5. Which beasts have been extinct a long time?

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