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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 does Leigh note for sale by the breakfast shop she and Waipo visit the morning after her first use of the strange incense?
(a) Mi jiang.
(b) Luo buo si bing.
(c) Fantuan.
(d) Zao ni he tao bing.

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

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

4. To which of the following birds does Leigh compare the bird she believes Dorothy became?
(a) Flamingo.
(b) Crane.
(c) Stork.
(d) Egret.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following is Dorothy’s suicide note found?

2. Which of the following does Brian report is short-hand for a convenience store in Taipei?

3. As which of the following does Leigh gloss the term “bwabwei” in the novel?

4. As which of the following colors does Leigh interpret her anger at Brian’s departure from her grandparents’ home?

5. To which of the following does Leigh compare her mother to Waipo and Waigong?

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