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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Returning, Pages 87 - 136).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peter say about burying the dead in Garboza in "Returning"?
(a) They are buried very deep.
(b) They are buried in a ceremony.
(c) They are not buried deep.
(d) They are all cremated.

2. What is the best part of G, according to Beatrice?
(a) In the end when you almost die.
(b) In the beginning when you become two bodies.
(c) In the middle when you sing.
(d) In the beginning when you feel as if you are floating.

3. In "Los Angeles," who of the ex-boyfriends never talk?
(a) Adam and Fred.
(b) Aaron and Fred.
(c) Aaron and Adam.
(d) Fred and Randy.

4. In "Los Angeles," what symbol does Ma use for all the husband's dialogue?
(a) #.
(b) @.
(c) *.
(d) $$$.

5. What does Beatrice say you win when you play stupid games in the story "G"?
(a) Stupid prizes.
(b) Your own esteem.
(c) Regard from your mother.
(d) Points.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about the name for yeti lovemaking in the story of the same title?

2. How does the narrator meet her husband in "Los Angeles"?

3. Who is Adam's new girlfriend in "Oranges"?

4. Why does the narrator first spend the night at Y's house in "Returning"?

5. Who does the narrator run after after he leaves her house in "Los Angeles"?

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