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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following “singsong rhymes” does Leigh recall (8)?
(a) “Oh my, what a lie!”
(b) “Oh my, what a pie!”
(c) “Oh my, what a sigh!”
(d) “Oh my, what a guy!”

2. To which of the following does Leigh compare the box the bird Dorothy became left her?
(a) A tool box.
(b) A boom box.
(c) A bread box.
(d) A shoe box.

3. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with Brian’s grief over Dorothy?
(a) Davy's gray.
(b) Payne's gray.
(c) Feldgrau.
(d) Slate gray.

4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Loren.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Ann.
(d) Margaret.

5. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni hao” in the novel?
(a) Hello.
(b) Thanks.
(c) You’re welcome.
(d) Goodbye.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe the “wall of electricity between” herself and Axel (1)?

3. The comment that “the stain on the bedroom floor is as permanent as the sky” (1) offers an example of which of the following?

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

5. The comment that “my mind went blank, like a computer screen shutting down” (16) offers an example of which of the following?

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