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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 Leigh note is a language announcing the stops on the train she and Waipo take to find Feng?
2. Which of the following colors does Leigh associate with separation from Axel?
3. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe certainty?
4. Which of the following does Leigh give Brian for Christmas?
5. Which of the following does Tina cook for Dorothy and Leigh after Dorothy calls 911 on herself?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Leigh note makes her Christmas “almost normal” (193), as opposed to fully normal?
2. What reasons does Leigh cite for Waigong moving slower than Waipo?
3. What does Axel posit would happen if art were stripped from Leigh?
4. What Halloween decorations does Leigh note in the fall of her sophomore year?
5. What Ghost Month offerings does Leigh note after she retrieves Feng?
6. What prank does Axel note playing on a younger cousin at Christmas?
7. What reasons does Leigh cite in the summer before her sophomore year for refusing piano lessons from Dorothy?
8. What reason does Axel give for saying “you got your suspenders all in a twist” (342-43)?
9. With what conversation does Tina attempt to distract Dorothy and Leigh after Dorothy calls 911 on herself?
10. What are the contents of Dorothy’s birthday gift to an eight-year-old Leigh?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Leigh’s grandfather is never named by his name in the novel; he is only ever referred to as Waigong. What purpose is served by the refusal to name him? How is it served?
Essay Topic 2
Consider the epigraph from Emily Dickinson: “If I should see a single bird.” Typically, epigraphs suggest one or more of the themes of the works they introduce. Does the epigraph on The Astonishing Color of After effectively suggest one or more of the novel’s themes? If so, how? If not, what purpose does the epigraph serve, and how does it achieve it?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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