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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the beast Lucia sees killing itself die?
(a) Gunshot.
(b) By ripping its own belly open.
(c) By jumping from a tall building.
(d) By eating poison.

3. What are all flourishing beasts?
(a) Young.
(b) Old.
(c) Female.
(d) Male.

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

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

6. What do sorrowful beasts only seek one of in life?
(a) A child.
(b) A mate.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A house.

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

8. Who is the beast who ingratiates himself into the narrator's life?
(a) Fing.
(b) Chang.
(c) Chian.
(d) Yue.

9. Who was once in a relationship with the mayor of Yong'an?
(a) Hel Mi.
(b) He Qi.
(c) Li Chun.
(d) Zhong Hi.

10. Where does the narrator spend a lot of her time?
(a) Dolphin Bar.
(b) Helen's house.
(c) Her old school.
(d) The Big Chill.

11. Where did many of the sorrowful beasts work for years?
(a) The Lace Factory.
(b) The Hellington Factory.
(c) Ping Le Cotton Mill.
(d) The Razor Factory.

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

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

14. What does the narrator try to do after the impasse beast leaves?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Read a new novel.
(c) Kill her friend.
(d) Move out of town.

15. Where did the impasse beasts originally come from?
(a) The west.
(b) The south.
(c) The north.
(d) The east.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator's niece?

2. What is the name of the sacrificial beast the narrator tries to help?

3. What animals are outlawed in the city?

4. What two rivers run through the city the narrator lives in?

5. Who is the artist in Part I?

(see the answer keys)

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