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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 words does Leigh recognize as Brian and Waipo talk after they arrive in Taipei from the United States?
(a) America.
(b) Canada.
(c) Taipei.
(d) China.

2. To which of the following does Leigh compare herself when considering Brian not having hugged her?
(a) A fragile bird.
(b) A bird's egg.
(c) An unanswered email.
(d) A fragile egg.

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

4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni hao” in the novel?
(a) Hello.
(b) You’re welcome.
(c) Thanks.
(d) Goodbye.

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

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

7. 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.

8. The comment that “Even the thought of it sat in my stomach like something I shouldn’t have eaten” (130) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

9. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “niao” in the novel?
(a) Bird.
(b) Wait.
(c) Mother.
(d) Box.

10. About which of the following topics does Leigh note Steinberg asked her?
(a) Neck-lengthening.
(b) Queuing.
(c) Bundling.
(d) Foot-binding.

11. 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) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

12. 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.”

13. To which of the following does Leigh presume Brian compares her artwork?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Methamphetamines.

14. 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) Zao ni he tao bing.
(b) Luo buo si bing.
(c) Fantuan.
(d) Mi jiang.

15. Which of the following does Leigh burn alongside the strange incense?
(a) A pastry.
(b) A sandal.
(c) A feather.
(d) A lock of hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni” in the novel?

2. Which of the following colors does Leigh note the sky in Taipei is when she and Brian arrive there?

3. Which of the following smells does Leigh note on Alex?

4. Which of the following is the reported title of Leigh and Caro’s collaborative art-class project?

5. For which of the following periods does the Buddhist temple where Dorothy spent the most time in Taiwan retain wooden plaques for the deceased?

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