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Isabel Allende

City of the Beasts

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2002

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Multiple Choice

1. When does the book’s narrative perspective shift temporarily?

A) During Nadia and Alex’s first encounter with the People of the Mist

B) During Nadia’s first conversation with Walimai

C) During Nadia’s attempt to retrieve the crystal eggs

D) During Nadia and Alex’s kidnapping by the People of the Mist

2. What is a significant way that Nadia influences Alex?

A) She helps him learn to stand up for himself.

B) She helps him learn to trust his own decisions.

C) She helps him become more open-minded.

D) She helps him become less impulsive.

3. What aspect of his own nature does Alex understand more fully after learning about his connection to the jaguar?

A) His capacity for violence

B) His strength and power

C) His ability as a hunter

D) His stealth and cunning

4. What is the best description of Nadia’s character?

A) Talkative, flirtatious, confident

B) Skeptical, clever, sarcastic

C) Shy, contemplative, bookish

D) Intuitive, knowledgeable, trusting

5. What is the most reasonable interpretation of Kate’s unusual approach to being Alex’s grandparent?

A) She believes that she is helping Alex grow and mature.

B) She does not really enjoy being around young people.

C) Alex reminds her uncomfortably of her own deceased husband.

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