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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 tell her she needs to be in the story "Peking Duck"?
(a) Sly.
(b) Tough.
(c) Smart.
(d) Gentle.

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

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

4. Why does the narrator first spend the night at Y's house in "Returning"?
(a) Snowstorm.
(b) Her husband kicks her out.
(c) Flood.
(d) She is drunk.

5. Who does the narrator begin spending a lot of time with in "Returning"?
(a) M.
(b) L.
(c) Y.
(d) K.

6. In "Returning," how many things does the narrator believe make a cocktail?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does the narrator's mother ask about her writing in the story "Peking Duck"?
(a) Whether she likes her work or not.
(b) Where she gets her ideas.
(c) How much money she makes.
(d) How long it takes her to write.

13. What name does the narrator use for her husband in the end of "Returning"?
(a) Petru.
(b) Pete.
(c) Michael.
(d) Tamer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marie's office in "Office Hours"?

2. In Peking Duck, where does the narrator often go to learn English?

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

4. What festival does the narrator tell the flight attendant she and Peter are attending in the story "Returning"?

5. What conference does Marie present at in "Office Hours"?

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