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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. Why was G so hard to get in the present-day in the story "G"?
(a) Its ingredients were extinct.
(b) It was the subject of lawsuits.
(c) There had been a government crackdown.
(d) No one wanted it anymore.

2. What book does the narrator write in "Returning"?
(a) The Alien.
(b) Five Days.
(c) Two Weeks.
(d) Molina.

3. Who discovers the passageway in "Office Hours" at the end?
(a) Sean.
(b) The professor's widow.
(c) Carolyn.
(d) The professor's daughter.

4. What helps a form become more solid when on G in the story "G"?
(a) Perfume.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Caffeine.
(d) Citrus.

5. In "Los Angeles," what does the house have a view of?
(a) The bay.
(b) The lake.
(c) The bridge.
(d) The Hills.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose house is the get-together at where the narrator meets old friends in the story "Returning"?

2. How old is the narrator in "Returning" when she writes her novel?

3. What is the best part of G, according to Beatrice?

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

5. Where is the narrator's husband from in "Returning"?

(see the answer key)

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