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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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

2. Which of the following words does Leigh recognize as Brian and Waipo talk after they arrive in Taipei from the United States?
(a) China.
(b) Taipei.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

3. Which of the following colors does Caro have in her hair?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Silver.

4. Which of the following is the name of Leigh’s practitioner?
(a) Dr. Scott.
(b) Dr. LaForge.
(c) Dr. O’Brien.
(d) Dr. Torres.

5. Which of the following smells does Leigh note on Alex?
(a) Grass under sunlight.
(b) Trees at night.
(c) Grass at night.
(d) Trees under sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following is the title of the composition Axel sends Leigh, the “final piece in the Lockhart Orchard set” (85)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What small talk does Brian relate to Leigh when they arrive at her grandparents’ home?

2. What signs from Caro does Leigh interpret as disbelief of her account of Dorothy’s transformation?

3. How does Leigh describe Waipo upon meeting her?

4. Why does Brian note Leigh should not have received the box she reports receiving from the bird Dorothy became?

5. What experience bringing fantuan to school does Leigh relate?

6. What “fun facts” does Leigh note Brian provides about Taipei?

7. How does Leigh describe the stain left behind after the initial cleanup from Dorothy’s suicide?

8. What are bwabwei in the novel?

9. On her way to Taipei from the United States, Leigh muses on encroaching coldness. She offers two ideas about it; what are they?

10. Why does Leigh excuse Axel’s “sucking up” to Dorothy (90)?

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