3. How do flourishing beasts die?
(a) The worms that are present from their earliest days devour them from the inside.
(b) They usually kill themselves.
(c) They are taken by the sun.
(d) They are drowned.

4. How do shop assistants wake up heartsick beasts?
(a) A special plant.
(b) A special light.
(c) A defibrillator.
(d) An injection.

5. How did the narrator's mother die?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A car accident.
(c) A fire.
(d) Cancer.

6. What does the narrator's cousin win in Part IV?
(a) A trip to South East Asia.
(b) A fruit basket.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A lottery ticket.

7. Who is the assistant on the dig revealing the thousand league beast's bones?
(a) Jiang Tan.
(b) Liang Hint.
(c) Cai Liang.
(d) Tiang HInt.

8. How big are the litters of female prime beasts, usually?
(a) Ten or more.
(b) Two or three.
(c) Five or more.
(d) Fifteen or more.

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

10. What does Methuselah send to the narrator in the event of her death?
(a) A car.
(b) A vase.
(c) A wooden headrest.
(d) A skate.

11. What does Zhong Liang give the narrator for Christmas?
(a) Cake.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A basket of apples.
(d) A book.

12. How does the narrator keep tabs on the person who is trying to find her in Part III while staying for awhile at a different place?
(a) Through letters.
(b) On the television.
(c) In the stars.
(d) Through radio.

13. Where do Prime beasts live?
(a) Dispersed throughout Yong'An.
(b) In lovely houses.
(c) In caves.
(d) In the underworld.

14. Why does Zhong Liang tell the narrator he does not blame her any longer for his uncle's death?
(a) His father forgives her.
(b) She is ill.
(c) Everyone has their own fate.
(d) He loves her now.

15. What kind of creatures are heartsick beasts?
(a) Sure of themselves.
(b) Man-made.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.