View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Lefty and the sorrowful beast hear a long cry?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) The night of the full moon.
(c) The night of the new moon.
(d) The night of the fireworks.

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator's professor tell her actually happened to the sacrificial beasts?
(a) They all survived.
(b) They will live only if they flee.
(c) Some of them killed each other.
(d) They never existed in the first place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one hallmark of the impasse beasts?

2. Where was the mayor living when he died in the story on joyous beasts?

3. How do impasse beasts eat?

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

5. What do flourishing beasts make their livings as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can the sorrowful beasts never smile?

2. What does the narrator think the sacrificial beasts sacrifice themselves for?

3. What is unusual about the death of sacrificial beasts?

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

5. What is the nature of sacrificial beasts?

6. What kind of creatures are joyous beasts?

7. What kind of relationship does the narrator have with Lucia?

8. Why do sorrowful beasts seek only one mate in life?

9. How does Lefty "tame" the sorrowful beast?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 500 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample