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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Chapters 1 - 11.

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) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

2. To which of the following does Leigh compare the box the bird Dorothy became left her?
(a) A bread box.
(b) A shoe box.
(c) A boom box.
(d) A tool box.

3. Which of the following “singsong rhymes” does Leigh recall (8)?
(a) “Oh my, what a pie!”
(b) “Oh my, what a guy!”
(c) “Oh my, what a lie!”
(d) “Oh my, what a sigh!”

4. Which of the following descriptions does Leigh apply to her practitioner’s voice?
(a) Nasally.
(b) Throaty.
(c) Stentorian.
(d) Raspy.

5. To which of the following does Leigh presume Brian compares her artwork?
(a) Heroin.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Methamphetamines.

Short Answer Questions

1. As which of the following does Leigh gloss “wo” in the novel?

2. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe her mother’s voice (9)?

3. Which of the following smells does Leigh note on Alex?

4. With which of the following is Dorothy’s suicide note found?

5. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

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