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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 begins to make Beatrice nervous in the story "G" near the end?
(a) She is feeling rich.
(b) She is feeling euphoric.
(c) She is feeling hungry.
(d) She is not forming back into solidity.

2. What job does Marie eventually take in "Office Hours"?
(a) Hospital administrator.
(b) Film professor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Lawyer.

3. In "Los Angeles," who usually drives when the narrator goes out with the ex-boyfriends?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Mike.
(c) Randy.
(d) Geoff.

4. What does the narrator prefer to drink when she regularly drinks in "Returning"?
(a) Vodka soda with lime.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) Old Fashioned.
(d) Manhattan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose work does the narrator's class critique in "Peking Duck"?

2. In "Oranges," who does the narrator follow home one night?

3. In "Los Angeles," what does the house have a view of?

4. What work do both the narrator and her husband do in "Returning"?

5. Who asks the narrator to drive him to the airport in "Los Angeles"?

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