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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?
2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “deng yixia” in the novel?
3. To which of the following does Leigh compare the smoke that emerges from the strange incense?
4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “yiqian” in the novel?
5. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe the “wall of electricity between” herself and Axel (1)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Leigh describe Waipo upon meeting her?
2. How does Leigh imagine Axel composing in response to the park she visits with Waipo on her first full day in Taipei?
3. What signs from Caro does Leigh interpret as disbelief of her account of Dorothy’s transformation?
4. On her way to Taipei from the United States, Leigh muses on encroaching coldness. She offers two ideas about it; what are they?
5. What reason is given to Leigh for the change to the pastry shop’s logo?
6. What reasons does Leigh give for her quickly taking a liking to Caro?
7. How does Leigh describe the stain left behind after the initial cleanup from Dorothy’s suicide?
8. Why does Leigh excuse Axel’s “sucking up” to Dorothy (90)?
9. What does Leigh note as of interest in the park she visits with Waipo on her first full day in Taipei?
10. What experience bringing fantuan to school does Leigh relate?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the paratextual features of The Astonishing Color of After—the headings of selected chapters, the differences in typeface in certain parts of the novel. What effect do they have on the narrative? How is that effect achieved? What purpose might the effect serve? How might it serve it?
Essay Topic 2
It is not until Chapter 39 that Leigh’s grandmother gets a name—Yuanyang. What purpose is served by the delay in naming her? How is it served?
Essay Topic 3
The Astonishing Color of After is composed of many chapters, no few of which are quite short—one to two pages. What function is served by the number and size of chapters, and how is it served by them?
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