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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Peking Duck - Tomorrow, Pages 183 - 226).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Bonnie like G at first?
(a) It calms her down.
(b) It clears her skin.
(c) It makes her smarter.
(d) It helps her lose weight.

2. What work does the narrator do in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Law.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Writing.
(d) Medicine.

3. What does Adam say his mother used to say about the narrator in "Oranges"?
(a) She would say the narrator would never have kids.
(b) She would make racist comments about the narrator.
(c) She would praise the narrator.
(d) She would never mention the narrator.

4. Who first helps the narrator at the airline's service counter in "Returning"?
(a) Rendie.
(b) Helen.
(c) Serk.
(d) Mitchell.

5. How does the narrator get out of the airport in "Returning"?
(a) Peter comes back for her.
(b) She sneaks out.
(c) She does not get out.
(d) A guard helps her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marie sleep on in her own apartment in "Office Hours"?

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

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

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

5. What are Beatrice's last words in the end of the story "G"?

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