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

2. Which of the following does Leigh note in Taipei as she and Brian make their way to her grandparents’ home?
(a) A battered van.
(b) A clean coupe.
(c) A dusty sedan.
(d) A mud-covered pickup.

3. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) Pearl.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Ann.
(d) Loren.

4. Which of the following teas does Waipo serve Leigh when she and Brian arrive?
(a) Darjeeling.
(b) Pu-erh.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Oolong.

5. Which of the following colors had Leigh and Dorothy painted Leigh’s room before Dorothy’s death?
(a) Tangerine.
(b) Peach.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Apricot.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following composers’ work does Leigh recall her mother playing when she first uses the strange incense?

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

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

5. Which of the following does Leigh note as present in the market she and Waipo visit on her first full day in Taipei?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leigh describe Waipo upon meeting her?

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

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

4. What reasons does Leigh give for her quickly taking a liking to Caro?

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

6. What are bwabwei in the novel?

7. How does Leigh describe her late mother, physically?

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

9. How does Leigh describe the stain left behind after the initial cleanup from Dorothy’s suicide?

10. What small talk does Brian relate to Leigh when they arrive at her grandparents’ home?

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