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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As which of the following colors does Leigh interpret her anger at Brian’s departure from her grandparents’ home?
(a) Burnt ocher.
(b) Burnt umber.
(c) Burnt orange.
(d) Burnt sienna.

3. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “yiqian” in the novel?
(a) In the present.
(b) In the rear.
(c) In the future.
(d) In the past.

4. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?
(a) Poppyseed pastries.
(b) Lotus seed pastries.
(c) Ginger pastries.
(d) Lavender pastries.

5. Which of the following composers’ work does Leigh recall her mother playing when she first uses the strange incense?
(a) Berlioz.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Bach.
(d) Brahms.

6. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with Dorothy’s suffering?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

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

8. 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 dog in a stroller.
(b) A dog on a leash.
(c) A baby in a stroller.
(d) A baby on a leash.

9. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with guilt?
(a) Fluorescent-green.
(b) Kelly-green.
(c) Chartreuse.
(d) Viridian.

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

11. Which of the following flavors of fudge does Leigh get while talking with Caro after Dorothy’s funeral?
(a) Raspberry swirl.
(b) Maple walnut.
(c) Peanut butter.
(d) Rocky Road.

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

13. Which of the following is the title of the composition Axel sends Leigh, the “final piece in the Lockhart Orchard set” (85)?
(a) "Goodbye."
(b) "Hello."
(c) "Farewell."
(d) "Until next Time."

14. Which of the following is the name of Caro’s mother?
(a) Tina.
(b) Morgan.
(c) Mel.
(d) Cheslin.

15. The comment about “That gray body, arranged in the casket like a doll” (68) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?

2. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?

3. Which of the following colors does Caro have in her hair?

4. Which of the following finds Dorothy’s suicide note?

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

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