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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 types of sandwich does Axel identify as Leigh’s favorite?
(a) Peanut butter and cream cheese.
(b) Sliced apple and cheddar.
(c) Sliced pear and Brie.
(d) Sliced grape and Gouda.

2. 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) Hamburgers.
(c) Meat skewers.
(d) Pastries.

3. In which of the following is Dorothy’s suicide note found?
(a) A jewelry box.
(b) A dresser.
(c) The piano.
(d) The trash.

4. In which of the following does Leigh wrap the box she received from the bird her mother became?
(a) Underwear.
(b) Jeans.
(c) Shirts.
(d) Paper.

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

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

7. On which of the following floors do Leigh’s grandparents live?
(a) Second.
(b) Fourth.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

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

9. Which of the following does Brian bring as a gift for Waipo?
(a) Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.
(b) Smarties.
(c) M&Ms.
(d) Hershey's Kisses.

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

11. Which of the following durations does Leigh report for her flight to Taipei?
(a) 20 hours.
(b) 25 hours.
(c) 15 hours.
(d) 30 hours.

12. Which of the following is the name of Leigh’s practitioner?
(a) Dr. Torres.
(b) Dr. Scott.
(c) Dr. O’Brien.
(d) Dr. LaForge.

13. 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) “My mother knew where I was.”
(d) “In the beginning, that mother-shaped hole was made of blood.”

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

15. Which of the following words does Leigh recognize as Brian and Waipo talk after they arrive in Taipei from the United States?
(a) Politics.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Weather.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with Dorothy’s suffering?

2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss the term “bwabwei” in the novel?

3. To which of the following does Leigh compare the box the bird Dorothy became left her?

4. 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?

5. Which of the following epithets does Leigh report being subjected to along with Axel?

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