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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. As which of the following colors does Leigh interpret her anger at Brian’s departure from her grandparents’ home?
2. As which of the following colors does Leigh describe her mother’s voice (9)?
3. On which of the following streets does Leigh live?
4. Which of the following does Waipo note “have been particularly good this season” (51)?
5. Which of the following artists is identified as a favorite of Brian’s?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Brian offer Leigh for his departure from her grandparents’ home at his point of departure?
2. What reasons does Leigh give for her quickly taking a liking to Caro?
3. What is Leigh’s reaction to meeting Caro’s family?
4. How is the Buddhist temple where Dorothy spent the most time in Taiwan described when Leigh approaches it?
5. What “fun facts” does Leigh note Brian provides about Taipei?
6. What is contained in the box the bird Dorothy became left for Leigh?
7. On her way to Taipei from the United States, Leigh muses on encroaching coldness. She offers two ideas about it; what are they?
8. How is what had been Dorothy’s favorite Taoist temple described when Leigh approaches it?
9. What experience bringing fantuan to school does Leigh relate?
10. How does Leigh describe the feather she finds in her dresser at her grandparents’ home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The beginning of Chapter 4 notes that the funeral for Dorothy was an open-casket ceremony. What is the significance of the open casket, considering the cause of death? What in the text suggests that significance? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 2
Sources attest to the presence of The Astonishing Color of After on best-seller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?
Essay Topic 3
Much is made in the novel about emails Leigh receives—rather than text messages or voicemail. What function does the choice or reported medium (i.e. email) have in the novel? How is that function achieved?
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