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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 song does the narrator put on while with the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?
(a) The Beatles' Blackbird.
(b) Coldplay's Yellow.
(c) Janet Jackson's Velvet Rope.
(d) The Rolling Stones' Sympathy for the Devil.

2. Why is the narrator worried about Peter in the end of the story "Returning"?
(a) He is not in the grave.
(b) His eyes are closed at first when they dig him up.
(c) He has drowned.
(d) He is not breathing.

3. Where do the narrator and her husband first meet in the story "Returning"?
(a) A promotion circuit for their books.
(b) As neighbors.
(c) The farm.
(d) The library.

4. In "Returning," what does the narrator's traveling companion take before she wakes up?
(a) Their child.
(b) Her scarf.
(c) Their food.
(d) Their travel bag.

5. What does Peter say he wants in "Returning"?
(a) Security.
(b) Tradition, and the things his own parents had.
(c) Adventure.
(d) An open relationship.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of culture does Beatrice think constituted Levi's life in the story "G"?

4. What does the priest tell the narrator the soil of the Garboza forest is like in "Returning"?

5. What kind of habits does the narrator know she has in "Returning"?

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