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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of habits does the narrator know she has in "Returning"?
(a) Incendiary.
(b) Open.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Prayerful.

5. What does the professor tell Marie he has left in the woods in "Office Hours"?
(a) His dog.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His book.
(d) His coffee from many years ago.

6. In "Returning," where does the narrator awaken?
(a) A forest.
(b) An unfamiliar apartment.
(c) A plane.
(d) A lake.

7. What does the narrator prefer to drink when she regularly drinks in "Returning"?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Gin and tonic.
(c) Vodka soda with lime.
(d) Old Fashioned.

8. 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.

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

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

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

12. What does the narrator take before flying in "Returning"?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Codeine.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Ambien.

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

14. In "Peking Duck," who does the narrator live with before moving to the U.S.?
(a) Her sibling.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her grandparents.
(d) Her uncle.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Peter say about burying the dead in Garboza in "Returning"?

3. What is the name of the professor's dog in "Office Hours"?

4. What does Peter make for the narrator in "Returning" at his apartment?

5. Where do the narrator and her husband first meet in the story "Returning"?

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