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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 in the Shilin Night Market?
(a) Stinky tofu.
(b) Fried tofu.
(c) Grilled tofu.
(d) Silken tofu.

2. 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) English.
(d) Cantonese.

3. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “yinyue” in the novel?
(a) Dance.
(b) Music.
(c) Come eat.
(d) Come east.

4. As which of the following does Leigh describe Cheslin?
(a) A gnome.
(b) A sylph.
(c) An undine.
(d) A salamander.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The novel glosses “xaiochi” as which of the following?

2. In which of the following towns does Leigh live?

3. Which of the following does Feng suggest Leigh eat after Leigh retrieves her?

4. In which of the following rooms of Fred’s bed and breakfast do Leigh and Waipo stay?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Leigh posit is the point of photography?

3. In the winter of Leigh’s freshman year, what does she do on weekends at Caro’s?

4. What reasons does Leigh give for demurring to open the letters to her mother?

5. What does Leigh note makes her Christmas “almost normal” (193), as opposed to fully normal?

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

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

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

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

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

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