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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “niao” in the novel?
(a) Mother.
(b) Bird.
(c) Box.
(d) Wait.

3. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni hao” in the novel?
(a) Thanks.
(b) Goodbye.
(c) You’re welcome.
(d) Hello.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following smells does Leigh note on Alex?

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

3. To which of the following does Leigh presume Brian compares her artwork?

4. Which of the following is the reported title of Leigh and Caro’s collaborative art-class project?

5. Which of the following scents does Leigh associate with her mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Leigh’s reaction to meeting Caro’s family?

2. What reasons does Leigh cite for others thinking Dorothy was happy?

3. What actions does Leigh take to try to assuage herself the day after Dorothy’s funeral?

4. How does Leigh contrast Axel’s appearance at the funeral with his usual appearance?

5. How does Leigh relate her parents’ meeting to the Renards?

6. How is the Buddhist temple where Dorothy spent the most time in Taiwan described when Leigh approaches it?

7. What reasons does Leigh give for asserting that the body in the casket is not her mother?

8. What does Leigh advance as a working definition of family?

9. What reasons does Leigh cite for thinking Two Point Fives Day “was supposed to be celebratory” (1)?

10. What signs from Caro does Leigh interpret as disbelief of her account of Dorothy’s transformation?

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