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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 does Leigh note available for sale along the path to what had been Dorothy’s favorite Taoist temple?
(a) Meat skewers.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Pastries.
(d) Noodles.

2. Which of the following scents does Leigh associate with her father?
(a) Frying dough.
(b) Coconut shampoo.
(c) Ink and paper.
(d) Dryer sheets.

3. Which of the following does Leigh note was her mother’s favorite?
(a) Fried cruller.
(b) Shaobing.
(c) Crepes.
(d) Youtiao.

4. From whom of the following does Leigh receive an email while in flight on the way to Taipei?
(a) Leanne.
(b) Brian.
(c) Caro.
(d) Axel.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “deng yixia” in the novel?

2. Which of the following does Waipo note “have been particularly good this season” (51)?

3. Which of the following types of sandwich does Axel identify as Leigh’s favorite?

4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “xiexie” in the novel?

5. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experience bringing fantuan to school does Leigh relate?

2. What is contained in the box the bird Dorothy became left for Leigh?

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

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

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

6. What does Leigh note about her fourteenth birthday?

7. Why does Leigh excuse Axel’s “sucking up” to Dorothy (90)?

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

9. On her way to Taipei from the United States, Leigh muses on encroaching coldness. She offers two ideas about it; what are they?

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

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