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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?
(a) Chocolate pastries.
(b) Meat-filled pastries.
(c) Black bean pastries.
(d) Red bean pastries.

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

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

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

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

7. To which of the following does Leigh compare her mother to Waipo and Waigong?
(a) A caterpillar becoming a butterfly.
(b) A grub becoming a beetle.
(c) A salmon fry becoming a parr.
(d) A tadpole becoming a frog.

8. To which of the following does Leigh compare the smoke that emerges from the strange incense?
(a) Toffee.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Taffy.
(d) Cotton candy.

9. Which of the following scents does Leigh associate with her father?
(a) Frying dough.
(b) Coconut shampoo.
(c) Dryer sheets.
(d) Ink and paper.

10. Which of the following does Leigh note available for sale along the path to what had been Dorothy’s favorite Taoist temple?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Pastries.
(c) Meat skewers.
(d) Noodles.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following does Waipo note “have been particularly good this season” (51)?
(a) Papayas.
(b) Guavas.
(c) Mangoes.
(d) Durian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Leigh note available for sale along the path to what had been Dorothy’s favorite Taoist temple?

2. Which of the following words does Leigh recognize as Brian and Waipo talk after they arrive in Taipei from the United States?

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

4. Which of the following does Brian bring as a gift for Waipo?

5. To which of the following movies does Caro attribute recognizing her orientation?

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