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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie sleep on in her own apartment in "Office Hours"?
(a) A futon.
(b) An inflatable bed.
(c) A very expensive mattress.
(d) The floor.

2. In "Returning," who does the narrator travel with?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

3. Where is Marie's office in "Office Hours"?
(a) Mitchell Hall.
(b) Maning Hall.
(c) Cold Hallow.
(d) Godspeed Hall.

4. What do Marie's visits to the passageway do as time goes on in "Office Hours"?
(a) Become less frequent.
(b) Become angry.
(c) Become more exploratory.
(d) Become less social.

5. What is the coffee shop Marie often goes to in "Office Hours"?
(a) Holy Grounds.
(b) Bulldog's and Veno's.
(c) Emblem.
(d) Stewey's.

6. What book does Peter write in "Returning"?
(a) Going.
(b) The Reckoning.
(c) Homecoming.
(d) The Feast.

7. What is the narrator's husband's name in his homeland in "Returning"?
(a) Helios.
(b) Michael.
(c) Petiere.
(d) Petru.

8. In Peking Duck, where does the narrator often go to learn English?
(a) The neighbors' house.
(b) The store.
(c) The movies.
(d) The library.

9. Whose work does the narrator's class critique in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Lydia Davis's.
(b) Dirk Gengson's.
(c) Alice Wong's.
(d) Herman Melville's.

10. Where is the professor's memorial service held at the university in "Office Hours"?
(a) The circular tower room.
(b) The library.
(c) The field.
(d) The bookstore.

11. What does the professor tell Marie shortly before he dies in "Office Hours"?
(a) He is divorced.
(b) He is ill.
(c) He wants her to take care of his dog.
(d) He has always loved her.

12. Where does the narrator move when she first comes to the U.S. in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Utah.
(b) Alabama.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

13. Where is the narrator's husband from in "Returning"?
(a) Garboza.
(b) Russia.
(c) Greenland.
(d) Iceland.

14. Why does the narrator have a hard time leaving the airport in "Returning"?
(a) Her leg is broken.
(b) She is too hungry.
(c) She does not have her passport or visa.
(d) She is sick.

15. What is the name of one of Marie's classes she teaches in "Office Hours"?
(a) Italian Cinema.
(b) The Disappearing Woman.
(c) Olio.
(d) German Cinema.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Returning," where does the narrator awaken?

2. What does the narrator's mother ask about her writing in the story "Peking Duck"?

3. What is the problem the flight attendant tells the narrator with the festival in the story "Returning"?

4. In "Peking Duck," who does the narrator live with before moving to the U.S.?

5. In "Returning," who is the flight attendant there when the narrator wakes up?

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