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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. About which of the following topics does Leigh note Steinberg asked her?
2. Which of the following durations does Leigh report for her flight to Taipei?
3. Which of the following does Waipo note “have been particularly good this season” (51)?
4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “xiexie” in the novel?
5. As which of the following colors does Leigh interpret her anger at Brian’s departure from her grandparents’ home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What actions does Leigh take to try to assuage herself the day after Dorothy’s funeral?
2. What does Leigh advance as a working definition of family?
3. What present does Axel give Leigh for her fourteenth birthday?
4. What reasons does Leigh cite for thinking Two Point Fives Day “was supposed to be celebratory” (1)?
5. How does Leigh describe the stain left behind after the initial cleanup from Dorothy’s suicide?
6. How does Leigh relate her parents’ meeting to the Renards?
7. How does Leigh describe the feather she finds in her dresser at her grandparents’ home?
8. What “fun facts” does Leigh note Brian provides about Taipei?
9. What reasons does Leigh cite for others thinking Dorothy was happy?
10. What is contained in the box the bird Dorothy became left for Leigh?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Notably, Leigh’s art teacher is given the title “Dr.” Few if any of her other teachers are. What significance attaches itself to her art teacher having a terminal degree? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
What significance does Nagori’s misreading of Leigh’s hesitation about submitting to an international art contest have. (He thinks it stems from concerns about the submission fee, rather than parental opposition [296].) How does that significance emerge?
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