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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jiang Tan's mother say about him?
(a) He was always sure of himself.
(b) He was always angry.
(c) He knew everything and was beautiful and clever.
(d) He was not very motivated.

3. What does a prime beast do to the narrator?
(a) Trips her.
(b) Feeds her.
(c) Tries to drown her.
(d) Stabs her.

4. Who does Lucia want her heartsick beasts to look like?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Her friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

5. Who does Methuselah show the narrator a picture of herself with?
(a) The narrator's best friend.
(b) The narrator's mother.
(c) The narrator's sister.
(d) The narrator's husband.

6. Who is the "innocent person" Jiang Tan killed to try to save his lover?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Helen.
(c) James.
(d) The professor.

7. Where do people usually buy heartsick beasts?
(a) The Fabled Game.
(b) The Rickshaw House.
(c) The Heavenly Beauty Mall.
(d) The Flourishing Temple.

8. What color are the lips of the prime beasts?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Purplish.

9. What happens to flourishing beasts almost as soon as they are born?
(a) They grow flowers.
(b) They find lovers.
(c) They wither.
(d) They start singing.

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

11. What happens to Zhong Ren in Part III?
(a) He is killed by a flourishing beast.
(b) He drowns.
(c) He dies in a car accident.
(d) He kills himself.

12. What are the shop assistants very particular in instructing the buyers of heartsick beasts about?
(a) The beasts' sleep schedules.
(b) The beasts' diets.
(c) The beasts' singing.
(d) The beasts' grooming schedules.

13. What does Zhong Liang tell the narrator about her story about the thousand league beasts?
(a) It was very good.
(b) He did not read it.
(c) It sucked.
(d) The professor hated it.

14. How often do the prime beasts gather to propagate?
(a) Once every three years.
(b) Once every five years.
(c) Once every seven years.
(d) Once every year.

15. Who wants to meet the narrator desperately in Part III?
(a) Zhong Hiat.
(b) Zhong Ren.
(c) Zhong Lien.
(d) Zhong Fiang.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of creatures are heartsick beasts?

2. Who is Zhong Liang's father?

3. What did the old heartsick beasts used to do when their masters passed away?

4. What does Zhong Liang give the narrator for Christmas?

5. How did the narrator's mother die?

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