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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Office Hours," how long would Marie and the professor talk during her junior year?
(a) An hour every week.
(b) At least 5 hours per week.
(c) Very rarely.
(d) They never talked.

2. What does the narrator's mother always drink in restaurants in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Water.
(b) Soda.
(c) Juice.
(d) Tea.

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

4. What does Marie do in the forest at the end of "Office Hours"?
(a) Swim.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Scream.
(d) Eat.

5. What conference does Marie present at in "Office Hours"?
(a) BFF.
(b) HFF.
(c) JFF.
(d) GFF.

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

7. What does the professor show Marie shortly before he dies in "Office Hours"?
(a) The chamber to another dimension.
(b) The book.
(c) The magical candle.
(d) The sea.

8. Who helps dig the people up from the Morning Ceremony in "Returning"?
(a) The priest.
(b) The gravedigger.
(c) The town elder.
(d) The mayor.

9. What does Peter make for the narrator in "Returning" at his apartment?
(a) Traditional stew.
(b) Pie.
(c) Dumplings.
(d) Roast.

10. 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 library.
(d) The farm.

11. What has Y written in the story "Returning"?
(a) Fallow.
(b) Arrival Fallacy.
(c) Helios.
(d) Wonderkind.

12. What does Marie think might have led to her getting a tenure-track position in "Office Hours"?
(a) Her family background.
(b) Her excellent writing.
(c) Her desperation.
(d) Her intellect.

13. What can the narrator see through the airport windows in "Returning"?
(a) The camp.
(b) The ocean.
(c) The church.
(d) The town on the hill.

14. What does the narrator tell Y about the trip she is taking with her husband in the story "Returning"?
(a) It is a belated honeymoon.
(b) It is an inexpensive trip.
(c) It is a very expensive trip.
(d) It is a trip she really wants to go on.

15. What does the narrator's mother work at in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Child care.
(c) Law.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of batteries are sold in the airport where the narrator travels in "Returning"?

2. What does the narrator think Garboza looks like from the airport in "Returning"?

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

4. Why is the narrator worried about Peter in the end of the story "Returning"?

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

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