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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work do both the narrator and her husband do in "Returning"?
(a) Accountancy.
(b) Law.
(c) Writing.
(d) Landscaping.

2. What does the narrator's mother tell her she needs to be in the story "Peking Duck"?
(a) Sly.
(b) Smart.
(c) Tough.
(d) Gentle.

3. 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.

4. What kind of batteries are sold in the airport where the narrator travels in "Returning"?
(a) Icelandic.
(b) Russian.
(c) Duracogg.
(d) Helenic.

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

6. Where does the narrator see Peter walking without her in the story "Returning"?
(a) Towards the taxis.
(b) To the plane.
(c) Towards the town.
(d) Towards the sea.

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

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

9. What does the narrator do when she is first married in "Returning"?
(a) Devote herself to being a good housewife.
(b) Attempt suicide.
(c) Have a baby right away.
(d) Get several new jobs.

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

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

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

13. What job does Marie eventually take in "Office Hours"?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Film professor.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Hospital administrator.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Peter say he wants in "Returning"?

3. Why does the narrator have a hard time leaving the airport in "Returning"?

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

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

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