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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. What does the priest tell the narrator the soil of the Garboza forest is like in "Returning"?
(a) Dry.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Magical.
(d) Rich and old.

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

3. Who is the colleague Marie really does not get along with in "Office Hours"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Michale.
(c) Rob.
(d) Sean.

4. Whose house is the get-together at where the narrator meets old friends in the story "Returning"?
(a) Y's.
(b) M's.
(c) L's.
(d) W's.

5. What is the narrator's husband's name in his homeland in "Returning"?
(a) Petru.
(b) Michael.
(c) Petiere.
(d) Helios.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps dig the people up from the Morning Ceremony in "Returning"?

2. What kind of batteries are sold in the airport where the narrator travels in "Returning"?

3. What can the narrator see through the airport windows in "Returning"?

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

5. What does the narrator think Garboza looks like from the airport in "Returning"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator eventually get out of the airport in "Returning"?

2. Why does the narrator realize she cannot leave the airport in "Returning"?

3. What does Peter tell the narrator he believes in when they get engaged in "Returning"?

4. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?

5. What tradition do the narrator and Peter go to Garboza for in "Returning"?

6. How does the narrator in "Returning" feel at her college reunion?

7. In "Peking Duck," when does the narrator experience winter for the first time?

8. What is one student's criticism of the narrator's story about the nanny in "Peking Duck"?

9. Why do the narrator and her mother never eat peking duck in the story "Peking Duck"?

10. In "Returning," what does the narrator realize when she wakes up on the plane?

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