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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Peking Duck - Tomorrow, Pages 183 - 226).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who always speaks first in the narrator's writing class in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Thom.
(c) Alice.
(d) Gladys.

2. Where is Beatrice living when the story "G" opens?
(a) Beijing.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

3. What does the narrator think of the ring Peter gives her for engagement in "Returning"?
(a) She does not like the color of the stone.
(b) It is too extravagant.
(c) It is too round.
(d) It is too small.

4. Where does the narrator go alone to meet old friends in the story "Returning"?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A rave.
(c) An informal college reunion.
(d) A bookstore.

5. What do the mother's employers in "Peking Duck" do for a living?
(a) Police.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Co-own a Mormon jewelry store.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Returning," who is the flight attendant there when the narrator wakes up?

2. What can fiction be, according to Peter in "Returning"?

3. What does Bonnie often criticize about Beatrice in the story "G"?

4. What does Marie do in the forest at the end of "Office Hours"?

5. How long had the narrator been broken up with her boyfriend when she meets the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

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