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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator live?
(a) Yong'An.
(b) Beijing.
(c) Anderton.
(d) Shichuan.

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

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

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

5. Which beasts have all the power in the section on sacrificial beasts?
(a) The females.
(b) The children.
(c) The grandparents.
(d) The males.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator think tricks her in the story of the sacrificial beasts?

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

3. What animals are outlawed in the city?

4. What was the thunder god's steed named in the section on joyous beasts?

5. Who is Lucia's favorite sacrificial beast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the narrator like to hang out, and what does she do there?

2. How does Ge describe the smile of a sorrowful beast?

3. How does the unnamed narrator describe her own work?

4. What does Cloud do to Lefty that is unexpected and horrific?

5. What kind of relationship does the narrator have with her professor?

6. In Part I, what does the narrator's professor tell her might have happened to the male sorrowful beast Cloud?

7. What do humans decide to do with the remainder of the sacrificial beasts in Part II?

8. Why are birds illegal to have as pets?

9. Why does the narrator feel guilty about her role in the killing of the sacrificial beasts?

10. What kind of creatures are joyous beasts?

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