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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following colors does Caro have in her hair?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

2. The comment that “the stain on the bedroom floor is as permanent as the sky” (1) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

3. Which of the following does Brian report is short-hand for a convenience store in Taipei?
(a) Bodega.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Seven-Eleven.

4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “yao” in the novel?
(a) Want.
(b) Reject.
(c) Need.
(d) Desire.

5. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe her mother’s voice (9)?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Leigh note available for sale along the path to what had been Dorothy’s favorite Taoist temple?

2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “hunxie” in the novel?

3. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with guilt?

4. For which of the following periods does the Buddhist temple where Dorothy spent the most time in Taiwan retain wooden plaques for the deceased?

5. Which of the following flavors of fudge does Leigh get while talking with Caro after Dorothy’s funeral?

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