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

2. Who do the police come to the narrator's house looking for in "Los Angeles"?
(a) Adam.
(b) Michael.
(c) Aaron.
(d) Fred.

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

4. What does Bonnie do in the story "G" that betrays Beatrice?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sleeps with Beatrice's boyfriend while invisible.
(c) Steals money.
(d) Undermines her college application.

5. Where did Aaron and the narrator of "Los Angeles" first meet?
(a) College.
(b) A church.
(c) A taqueria.
(d) As neighbors.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Los Angeles," what does the narrator describe her husband as?

2. In "Office Hours," what does Marie do in her old professor's office?

3. What does Marie think might have led to her getting a tenure-track position in "Office Hours"?

4. In "Los Angeles," what do the ex-boyfriends do with the narrator's children?

5. What does Beatrice knock a bottle of over in the story "G"?

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