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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following examples of “silly childhood rhyme” does Leigh recall when walking out of Dorothy’s funeral (14)?
(a) “Little Leigh, full of glee!”
(b) “Oh my, what a sigh!”
(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.”

3. As which of the following colors does Leigh interpret Waipo’s voice?
(a) Burnt sienna.
(b) King’s blue.
(c) Burnt umber.
(d) Cobalt blue.

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

5. With which of the following is Dorothy’s suicide note found?
(a) Antibiotics.
(b) Anti-inflammatories.
(c) Antidepressants.
(d) Antivirals.

6. Which of the following appear on Feng’s blouse when she first meets Leigh?
(a) Violets.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Daisies.
(d) Roses.

7. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “wo” in the novel?
(a) Me.
(b) Him.
(c) Her.
(d) You.

8. Which of the following is the name of Leigh’s practitioner?
(a) Dr. O’Brien.
(b) Dr. LaForge.
(c) Dr. Scott.
(d) Dr. Torres.

9. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe the “wall of electricity between” herself and Axel (1)?
(a) Cyan.
(b) Orange.
(c) Green.
(d) Pruple.

10. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni” in the novel?
(a) Her.
(b) Me.
(c) You.
(d) Him.

11. Which of the following colors does Leigh note the sky in Taipei is when she and Brian arrive there?
(a) Blue.
(b) Orange.
(c) Black.
(d) Purple.

12. The comment that “Trying to swim my way up out of the exhaustion feels awful” (57) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

13. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?
(a) A baby in a stroller.
(b) A baby on a leash.
(c) A dog in a stroller.
(d) A dog on a leash.

14. Which of the following does Waipo note “have been particularly good this season” (51)?
(a) Breadfruit.
(b) Jackfruit.
(c) Passion fruits.
(d) Dragon fruits.

15. Which of the following does Brian bring as a gift for Waipo?
(a) Snickers.
(b) Riesen.
(c) Tootsie Rolls.
(d) Milky Way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of Caro’s mother?

2. To which of the following does Leigh compare herself when considering Brian not having hugged her?

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

4. Which of the following “singsong rhymes” does Leigh recall (8)?

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

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