View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following examples of “silly childhood rhyme” does Leigh recall when walking out of Dorothy’s funeral (14)?
(a) “Oh my, what a sigh!”
(b) “Little Leigh, full of glee!”
(c) “I see London, I see France, I see someone’s underpants!”
(d) “Don’t step on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back.”

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

3. Which of the following teas does Waipo serve Leigh when she and Brian arrive?
(a) Darjeeling.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Pu-erh.
(d) Oolong.

4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “piaoliang” in the novel?
(a) Not very ugly.
(b) Very pretty.
(c) Not very pretty.
(d) Very ugly.

5. Which of the following colors had Leigh and Dorothy painted Leigh’s room before Dorothy’s death?
(a) Peach.
(b) Apricot.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Tangerine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following scents does Leigh associate with her father?

2. Which of the following does Waipo note “have been particularly good this season” (51)?

3. Which of the following words does Leigh recognize as Brian and Waipo talk after they arrive in Taipei from the United States?

4. Which of the following epithets does Leigh report being subjected to along with Axel?

5. To which of the following does Leigh compare the box the bird Dorothy became left her?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 254 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample