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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. In "Los Angeles," what color is the narrator's kitchen?
(a) Orange.
(b) White.
(c) Bright Red.
(d) Seafoam green.

2. What does the salesman demand the narrator's mother do for him in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Give him a massage.
(c) Cook him lunch.
(d) Drive him somewhere.

3. What does the narrator do when she is first married in "Returning"?
(a) Devote herself to being a good housewife.
(b) Have a baby right away.
(c) Get several new jobs.
(d) Attempt suicide.

4. Where does Bonnie insist she and Beatrice go together in "G"?
(a) The lake.
(b) The bookstore.
(c) The butcher's.
(d) The park.

5. What does the narrator's husband want to do in the story :Returning" that the narrator is dragging her feet on?
(a) Start a business.
(b) Change jobs.
(c) Buy a home.
(d) Get divorced.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long does it take before people start feeling the effects of G?

3. What is Adam's favorite fruit in "Oranges"?

4. Where does the narrator move when she first comes to the U.S. in "Peking Duck"?

5. What do Marie's visits to the passageway do as time goes on in "Office Hours"?

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