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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," what does the burned-out sign say?
(a) El Paraiso.
(b) The Hills.
(c) Valleys.
(d) The Sign.

2. What kind of culture does Beatrice think constituted Levi's life in the story "G"?
(a) WASP culture.
(b) Canadian culture.
(c) Helios culture.
(d) Chinese culture.

3. What does G make a body do when it is taken?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Die.
(c) Go into convulsions.
(d) Become two bodies.

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

5. Why was G so hard to get in the present-day in the story "G"?
(a) There had been a government crackdown.
(b) It was the subject of lawsuits.
(c) No one wanted it anymore.
(d) Its ingredients were extinct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Adam often lose jobs in "Oranges"?

2. What does Bonnie wear of Beatrice's in the end of the story "G"?

3. In "Los Angeles," what car does the narrator often drive?

4. What happens to the narrator's fingers the first time she touches the yeti's fur in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

5. In "Los Angeles," where do the ex-boyfriends live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When does making love with a yeti become easier in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

4. In "Los Angeles," how does the narrator meet her husband?

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

6. What is unusual about the way the narrator lives in "Los Angeles"?

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

8. What problems did Beatrice once have with her body image?

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

10. How does the narrator's husband speak in "Los Angeles"?

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