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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “yao” in the novel?
(a) Want.
(b) Desire.
(c) Reject.
(d) Need.

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

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

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) Dou jiang.
(d) Luo buo gao.

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

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

8. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with Brian’s grief over Dorothy?
(a) Payne's gray.
(b) Davy's gray.
(c) Feldgrau.
(d) Slate gray.

9. 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.

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

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

12. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?
(a) Crabapples.
(b) Honeycrisp apples.
(c) Sugar-apples.
(d) Pineapples.

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

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) A dog on a leash.
(b) A baby on a leash.
(c) A dog in a stroller.
(d) A baby in a stroller.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with guilt?

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

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

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

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