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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. Who does the narrator suggest the sacrificial beasts martyred themselves for?

2. What does the new hormone in Part I do?

3. Who is the professor's assistant?

4. Who is the beast who ingratiates himself into the narrator's life?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of creatures are joyous beasts?

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

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

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

6. What is the nature of sacrificial beasts?

7. How did being in close contact with a joyous beast seem to affect the mayor of Yong'An?

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

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

10. What is the nature of sorrowful beasts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what instances does Ge employ irony throughout the novel - perhaps especially in the naming of the classes of beasts themselves? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What does the killing of both beasts and humans - in large numbers - at different points in the novel reveal about the government in this world Ge has built for the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the narrator's professor's teachings and views about various beasts affect the narrator's approach to beasts throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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