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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 colors does Leigh claim to see in the darkness?
(a) Incarnadine.
(b) Carmine.
(c) Cardinal.
(d) Crimson.

2. To which of the following is Yuanyang’s name compared?
(a) Birds.
(b) Trees.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Bees.

3. In which of the following rooms of Fred’s bed and breakfast do Leigh and Waipo stay?
(a) B2.
(b) D4.
(c) C1.
(d) A3.

4. Which of the following does Cheslin take to Caro’s photoshoot at the creek?
(a) Sketch pads.
(b) Snacks.
(c) Tripods.
(d) Thrift-store dresses.

5. Which of the following does Leigh find in the book of poems pulled from the old cardboard boxes through which she searches?
(a) Margin notes.
(b) Underlining.
(c) Annotations.
(d) Manicules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Leigh find in the old cardboard boxes through which she searches?

2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “lai chi” in the novel?

3. With which of the following colors does Leigh associate the feeling of the hospital waiting room?

4. Near which of the following does Waipo report having been born?

5. As which of the following does Leigh describe Cheslin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges does Leigh note in reading the letter to her mother she opened?

2. What reasons does Leigh give for wanting her father to stay away from home?

3. What story do Axel and Leanne tell about jazz band?

4. What reasons does Axel give for having broken up with Leanne in the winter of Leigh’s freshman year?

5. With what conversation does Tina attempt to distract Dorothy and Leigh after Dorothy calls 911 on herself?

6. What reaction does Leigh expect from Brian to the idea of her submitting a portfolio to an international art competition?

7. What reason does Axel give for saying “you got your suspenders all in a twist” (342-43)?

8. What are the contents of Dorothy’s birthday gift to an eight-year-old Leigh?

9. What reasons does Yuanyang have for thinking agricultural work easier than schooling?

10. How is the sale of the infant Yuanyang to another family justified?

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