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

2. For which of the following periods does the Buddhist temple where Dorothy spent the most time in Taiwan retain wooden plaques for the deceased?
(a) 36 days.
(b) 64 days.
(c) 49 days.
(d) 81 days.

3. 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.

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

5. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “piaoliang” in the novel?
(a) Very pretty.
(b) Very ugly.
(c) Not very pretty.
(d) Not very ugly.

6. To which of the following does Leigh compare the box the bird Dorothy became left her?
(a) A shoe box.
(b) A boom box.
(c) A bread box.
(d) A tool box.

7. Which of the following colors had Leigh and Dorothy painted Leigh’s room before Dorothy’s death?
(a) Apricot.
(b) Peach.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Tangerine.

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

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

10. Which of the following types of apple do Leigh and Axel harvest in the Lockhart Orchard?
(a) Honeycrisp.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Granny Smith.
(d) Red Delicious.

11. 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) Luo buo gao.
(b) Shao bing.
(c) Dou jiang.
(d) Dan bing.

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

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

14. Which of the following examples of “silly childhood rhyme” does Leigh recall when walking out of Dorothy’s funeral (14)?
(a) “Don’t step on a crack or you’ll break your mother’s back.”
(b) “I see London, I see France, I see someone’s underpants!”
(c) “Little Leigh, full of glee!”
(d) “Oh my, what a sigh!”

15. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “zaocan” in the novel?
(a) Tea.
(b) Lunch.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which of the following floors is the observation deck of Taipei 101?

2. Which of the following types of sandwich does Axel identify as Leigh’s favorite?

3. In which of the following does Leigh wrap the box she received from the bird her mother became?

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

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

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