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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 139 - 184, Heartsick Beasts - Prime Beasts).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the animals that are outlawed in the city outlawed?
(a) They are signs of evil.
(b) They are too beautiful to look at.
(c) They are used in spells.
(d) They are thought to be harmful to humans.

2. Who is the beast who forms an attachment to the narrator while she stays at a different place for awhile in Part III?
(a) Fabian.
(b) Helen.
(c) Henry.
(d) Locust.

3. What beasts are particularly hard to kill?
(a) Heartsick beasts.
(b) Joyous beasts.
(c) Returning beasts.
(d) Sacrificial beasts.

4. What starts happening that scares society in Part IV?
(a) Sleeping sickness.
(b) Waves of violence.
(c) Bad headaches.
(d) Drug addiction.

5. What holiday does Zhong Liang's family always go away for, as he tells the narrator in Part IV?
(a) New Year.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Easter.
(d) Thanksgiving.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did many of the sorrowful beasts work for years?

2. How big are the litters of female prime beasts, usually?

3. Who is the beast who ingratiates himself into the narrator's life?

4. Whose number is mistakenly placed in the ad asking for information about Li Chun?

5. What do sorrowful beasts only seek one of in life?

(see the answer key)

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