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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37 - 65.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the first line of the main text?
(a) “In the beginning, that mother-shaped hole was made of blood.”
(b) “My mother knew where I was.”
(c) “My mother is a bird.”
(d) “Over and over again, I rewind back to that June afternoon.”

2. Which of the following does Leigh note was her mother’s favorite?
(a) Crepes.
(b) Shaobing.
(c) Youtiao.
(d) Fried cruller.

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

4. Which of the following descriptions does Leigh apply to her practitioner’s voice?
(a) Raspy.
(b) Stentorian.
(c) Throaty.
(d) Nasally.

5. 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) Zao ni he tao bing.
(d) Fantuan.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

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

3. Which of the following is the name of Leigh’s practitioner?

4. Which of the following does Leigh note in Taipei as she and Brian make their way to her grandparents’ home?

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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