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

3. What kind of beast is Ru Ru?
(a) Sacrificial.
(b) Heartsick.
(c) Returning.
(d) Joyous.

4. What do sorrowful beasts prefer?
(a) The cold.
(b) The rain.
(c) The heat.
(d) The blistering sun.

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

6. When was the first sighting of a joyous beast?
(a) 50 years earlier.
(b) 20 years earlier.
(c) 10 years earlier.
(d) 80 years earlier.

7. What kind of creatures are joyous beasts?
(a) Heavy ones.
(b) Secretive ones.
(c) Angry ones.
(d) Auspicious ones.

8. Who suspects that the narrator is in great danger with the impasse beast?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her professor.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her priest.

9. What happens to Rain when she takes the hormone?
(a) She sings uncontrollably.
(b) She has an allergic reaction and dies.
(c) She eats much more than usual.
(d) She goes swimming.

10. What was the impasse beast's old job?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Music teacher.
(d) Accountant.

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

12. Whose number is mistakenly placed in the ad asking for information about Li Chun?
(a) Li Chun's.
(b) The narrator's.
(c) The professor's.
(d) Charley's.

13. Who is Lucia's favorite sacrificial beast?
(a) Li Chun.
(b) Charley.
(c) Henry.
(d) Ching Ching.

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

15. Where was the mayor living when he died in the story on joyous beasts?
(a) His sister's house.
(b) His own house.
(c) The narrator's house.
(d) A care facility.