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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 is the number of sticks of incense remaining after Leigh brings Waipo into the summoned memories for the first time?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. With whom of the following does Leigh have her first kiss?
(a) Weston.
(b) Axel.
(c) Caro.
(d) Cheslin.

3. Which of the following responds to Dorothy’s 911 call?
(a) Air Force.
(b) No one.
(c) Army.
(d) Police.

4. Which of the following does Leigh note is a language announcing the stops on the train she and Waipo take to find Feng?
(a) Filipino.
(b) Tagalog.
(c) Cantonese.
(d) English.

5. The novel glosses “waiguo ren” as which of the following?
(a) Local.
(b) Triumph.
(c) Foreigner.
(d) Journey.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following colors does Leigh depict her hurt at Axel’s story with Leanne?

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

3. Which of the following smells does Leigh get from burning the strange incense?

4. Which of the following games does Leigh play with Waigong?

5. The comment that “The sun is a fat coin embedded in the wide blue sky” (204) offers an example of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. What Halloween decorations does Leigh note in the fall of her sophomore year?

2. What reasons does Leigh cite in the summer before her sophomore year for refusing piano lessons from Dorothy?

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

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

5. What reasons does Leigh cite for needing to find Feng on the forty-fourth day after Dorothy’s death?

6. What Ghost Month offerings does Leigh note after she retrieves Feng?

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

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

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

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

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