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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing the impasse beast does to take care of the narrator?
(a) Cooks good meals for her.
(b) Buys her new clothes.
(c) Gets her a new job.
(d) Buys her books.

2. What do the impasse beasts thrive upon?
(a) Despair.
(b) Anger.
(c) Premonition.
(d) Happiness.

3. Who is the narrator very close to, but also has a contentious relationship with?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her professor.
(d) Her mother.

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

5. Who is Cloud's sibling?
(a) Bowster.
(b) Sun.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Rain.

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

7. How do impasse beasts eat?
(a) Ravenously.
(b) Just like any human.
(c) Not at all.
(d) Sparingly.

8. What does Charley often do on the phone with the narrator?
(a) Talk loudly.
(b) Say hello.
(c) Fail to say goodbye.
(d) Give her enough information to know what to do.

9. Where does the narrator meet the sacrificial beast she tries to help?
(a) The Nest Cafe.
(b) The Dolphin Bar.
(c) The Cloud.
(d) The Re-Ra House.

10. What kind of tongue did the male sacrificial beast have?
(a) Forked.
(b) Slimy.
(c) Fat.
(d) Narrow.

11. What do flourishing beasts never eat?
(a) Eggs.
(b) honey.
(c) Rice.
(d) Meat.

12. What does the professor often do to the narrator?
(a) Borrows money and never returns it.
(b) Stands her up for their plans.
(c) Gives her books.
(d) Asks her to sing for him.

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

14. What did Li Chun really do to the mayor's daughter?
(a) Ate her and took on her likeness.
(b) Left her on the side of the road.
(c) Raised her as her own.
(d) Nothing.

15. What do flourishing beasts make their livings as?
(a) Gardeners.
(b) Therapists.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the impasse beasts originally come from?

2. Where does the narrator live?

3. Where does the narrator spend a lot of her time?

4. Who was once in a relationship with the mayor of Yong'an?

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

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