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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the flight attendant tell the narrator there is the same word for that has two meanings in "Returning"?
(a) Spring and Summer.
(b) Fall and Spring.
(c) Winter and Fall.
(d) Morning and night.

2. What is the name of the narrator's husband in "Returning"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Yo.
(c) Henry.
(d) Peter.

3. Where does the narrator go alone to meet old friends in the story "Returning"?
(a) A rave.
(b) A bookstore.
(c) A lecture.
(d) An informal college reunion.

4. What does Peter say about burying the dead in Garboza in "Returning"?
(a) They are buried in a ceremony.
(b) They are not buried deep.
(c) They are all cremated.
(d) They are buried very deep.

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

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

7. In "Returning," how many things does the narrator believe make a meal?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

9. Who is one of Marie's colleagues in "Office Hours"?
(a) Biff.
(b) Carolyn.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Henry.

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

11. Who discovers the passageway in "Office Hours" at the end?
(a) Carolyn.
(b) The professor's daughter.
(c) The professor's widow.
(d) Sean.

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

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

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

15. What does the priest tell the narrator the soil of the Garboza forest is like in "Returning"?
(a) Rich and old.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Magical.
(d) Dry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator get out of the airport in "Returning"?

2. What does the professor show Marie shortly before he dies in "Office Hours"?

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

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

5. Who first helps the narrator at the airline's service counter in "Returning"?

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