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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “my mind went blank, like a computer screen shutting down” (16) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

2. Which of the following does Feng bring with her when she first meets Leigh?
(a) Chocolate pastries.
(b) Ginger pastries.
(c) Cinnamon pastries.
(d) Sesame pastries.

3. Which of the following composers’ work does Leigh recall her mother playing when she first uses the strange incense?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Brahms.
(c) Bach.
(d) Berlioz.

4. To which of the following does Leigh compare the smoke that emerges from the strange incense?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Toffee.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Taffy.

5. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “zaocan” in the novel?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of Leigh’s practitioner?

2. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “ni hao” in the novel?

3. Which of the following scents does Leigh associate with her father?

4. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “piaoliang” in the novel?

5. Which of the following does Leigh note in Taipei as she and Brian make their way to her grandparents’ home?

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