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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 97 - 108 and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “my mind went blank, like a computer screen shutting down” (16) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

2. Which of the following epithets does Leigh report being subjected to along with Axel?
(a) Quarteries.
(b) Halfies.
(c) Thirdies.
(d) Dummies.

3. To which of the following does Leigh compare the smoke that emerges from the strange incense?
(a) Toffee.
(b) Taffy.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Coffee.

4. Which of the following does Brian note having spent per minute to call Dorothy in Taiwan?
(a) $1.
(b) $7.
(c) $5.
(d) $3.

5. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe certainty?
(a) Cadmium red.
(b) Phthalo red.
(c) Disazo scarlet.
(d) Alizarin crimson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following smells does Leigh note on Alex?

2. To which of the following does Leigh compare the game she sees old men play in the park when she goes with Waigong?

3. Which of the following does Brian give Dorothy for Christmas?

4. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?

5. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “gui” in the novel?

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