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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. Which of the following composers’ work does Leigh recall her mother playing when she first uses the strange incense?
(a) Brahms.
(b) Bach.
(c) Berlioz.
(d) Beethoven.

2. Which of the following does Leigh burn alongside the strange incense?
(a) A sandal.
(b) A feather.
(c) A lock of hair.
(d) A pastry.

3. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?
(a) Ginger pastries.
(b) Chocolate pastries.
(c) Cinnamon pastries.
(d) Sesame pastries.

4. On which of the following streets does Leigh live?
(a) Mamaronexk.
(b) Mill Row.
(c) Eastchester.
(d) Larchmont.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following flavors of fudge does Leigh get while talking with Caro after Dorothy’s funeral?

3. As which of the following does Waipo pronounce Brian’s name?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Brian note Leigh should not have received the box she reports receiving from the bird Dorothy became?

3. What “fun facts” does Leigh note Brian provides about Taipei?

4. What reason is given to Leigh for the change to the pastry shop’s logo?

5. What are bwabwei in the novel?

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

7. What reasons does Leigh note for doubting her grandmother’s favorable description of her?

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

9. How does Leigh imagine Axel composing in response to the park she visits with Waipo on her first full day in Taipei?

10. How is what had been Dorothy’s favorite Taoist temple described when Leigh approaches it?

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