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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Office Hours - Peking Duck, Pages 137 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can fiction be, according to Peter in "Returning"?
(a) A space for the alternative self.
(b) Another universe.
(c) A kind of magic.
(d) A balm.

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

3. What kind of elevator is in the yeti's building in "Yeti Lovemaking"?
(a) Forbic.
(b) Enderson.
(c) Otis.
(d) Helenic.

4. When do Bonnie and Beatrice first meet in the story "G"?
(a) Middle school.
(b) College.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) High school.

5. What does the back wing of the narrator's house smell like when she opens it up in "Los Angeles"?
(a) A spring garden.
(b) Food.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A mildewed church basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the background of the narrator's ex-boyfriend in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

2. What is the coffee shop Marie often goes to in "Office Hours"?

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

4. How do you take G?

5. What does the professor tell Marie shortly before he dies in "Office Hours"?

(see the answer key)

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