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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the reported title of Leigh and Caro’s collaborative art-class project?
(a) Perfect Lover.
(b) Evil Lover.
(c) Evil Hater.
(d) Good Lover.

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

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

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

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

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

8. On which of the following floors is the observation deck of Taipei 101?
(a) 89.
(b) 95.
(c) 83.
(d) 101.

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

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

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

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

13. To which of the following birds does Leigh compare the bird she believes Dorothy became?
(a) Stork.
(b) Egret.
(c) Crane.
(d) Flamingo.

14. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?
(a) Whole pigs.
(b) Whole fish.
(c) Whole ducks.
(d) Whole cows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following scents does Leigh associate with her father?

2. 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?

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

4. On which of the following streets does Leigh live?

5. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “piaoliang” in the novel?

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