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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Los Angeles," who usually drives when the narrator goes out with the ex-boyfriends?
(a) Geoff.
(b) Mike.
(c) Randy.
(d) Herbert.

2. What are Beatrice's last words in the end of the story "G"?
(a) I hate you.
(b) I do.
(c) Stop it.
(d) You are evil.

3. Where did Aaron and the narrator of "Los Angeles" first meet?
(a) A church.
(b) College.
(c) A taqueria.
(d) As neighbors.

4. What did Adam used to do often when he was in trouble in "Oranges"?
(a) Call his brother.
(b) Go for a run.
(c) Call his father.
(d) Call his mother.

5. What does Beatrice think feels different about the G she takes with Bonnie in the story "G"?
(a) It is making her feel headachy.
(b) It is making her feel invincible.
(c) It is very strong.
(d) It is making her feel even better.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam say his mother used to say about the narrator in "Oranges"?

2. What begins to make Beatrice nervous in the story "G" near the end?

3. What helps a form become more solid when on G in the story "G"?

4. Who asks the narrator to drive him to the airport in "Los Angeles"?

5. What does Beatrice tell Bonnie is her speciality in the story "G" when Bonnie complains that Beatrice waited a long time to tell her she was leaving?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator tell her daughter about what her children can have in "Los Angeles"?

2. Why does Christine contact the narrator in "Oranges"?

3. Why does the narrator realize she has followed Adam and talked to Beth in the end of "Oranges"?

4. How old is the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

5. What does the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" think the mating call she lets out precedes?

6. How does Beatrice finally seem to free herself from her mother's pressures and influence?

7. Why does it turn out that Bonnie wants her and Beatrice to take G one last time together?

8. What do the narrator's ex-boyfriends do for her children in "Los Angeles"?

9. Why does Beatrice suspect people used to often confuse her and Bonnie?

10. What is the significance of the orange in "Oranges"?

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