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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tongue did the male sacrificial beast have?

2. Where did the impasse beasts originally come from?

3. What is the square in front of Cloudtop Towers?

4. Where is the city of the dead?

5. What kind of beast is Ru Ru?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are birds illegal to have as pets?

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

5. How does a joyous beast reproduce?

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

7. What kind of creatures are joyous beasts?

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

9. Why is Lucia upset by her visit to Cloudtop Towers?

10. What is the nature of sacrificial beasts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How and why is this novel an example of the genre of magical realism? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does writing newspaper stories and novels affect the narrator's own perceptions of her feelings and confusions throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Ge describe as some of the most significant differences between beasts and humans? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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