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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Returning," who does the narrator travel with?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her best friend.
(d) Her husband.

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

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

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

6. What happens to participants in the festival in the story "Returning"?
(a) They are washed an scrubbed.
(b) They are subjected to stabbing.
(c) They are buried alive.
(d) They are bitten by owls.

7. What festival does the narrator tell the flight attendant she and Peter are attending in the story "Returning"?
(a) The Summer Festival.
(b) The Morning Festival.
(c) The Spring Festival.
(d) The Wind Festival.

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

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

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

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

12. What does the narrator think of the ring Peter gives her for engagement in "Returning"?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is too round.
(c) It is too extravagant.
(d) She does not like the color of the stone.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Returning," who is the flight attendant there when the narrator wakes up?

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

3. What does the flight attendant tell the narrator there is the same word for that has two meanings in "Returning"?

4. Who is the colleague Marie really does not get along with in "Office Hours"?

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

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