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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 do Leigh and Axel take to Caro’s photoshoot at the creek?
2. Which of the following smells does Leigh get from burning the strange incense?
3. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “gui” in the novel?
4. Which of the following does Leigh give Dorothy for Christmas?
5. To which of the following is Yuanyang’s name compared?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reason does Axel give for saying “you got your suspenders all in a twist” (342-43)?
2. What challenges does Leigh note in reading the letter to her mother she opened?
3. What reasons does Leigh give for demurring to open the letters to her mother?
4. What are the contents of Dorothy’s birthday gift to an eight-year-old Leigh?
5. What reasons does Leigh cite for needing to find Feng on the forty-fourth day after Dorothy’s death?
6. With what conversation does Tina attempt to distract Dorothy and Leigh after Dorothy calls 911 on herself?
7. What reasons does Yuanyang have for thinking agricultural work easier than schooling?
8. What does Leigh call the “elephant in the room” when Brian suggests sending her to summer camp (229-30)?
9. What story do Axel and Leanne tell about jazz band?
10. What does Leigh note makes her Christmas “almost normal” (193), as opposed to fully normal?
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
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
Leigh notes that the first time she sees Brian cry since Dorothy’s funeral is in her grandparents’ home (57). What significance does it have that this is the case, and how is that significance put across by the novel and its contexts?
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