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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 Peter say he wants in "Returning"?
(a) An open relationship.
(b) Tradition, and the things his own parents had.
(c) Security.
(d) Adventure.

2. Who always speaks first in the narrator's writing class in "Peking Duck"?
(a) Henry.
(b) Thom.
(c) Alice.
(d) Gladys.

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

4. 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.

5. In "Office Hours," what does Marie do in her old professor's office?
(a) Have sex.
(b) Eat.
(c) Drink alcohol.
(d) Smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator think of the ring Peter gives her for engagement in "Returning"?

2. What does the narrator's mother always drink in restaurants in "Peking Duck"?

3. What does Marie do in the forest at the end of "Office Hours"?

4. What do the narrator and her husband do at the very end of "Returning"?

5. What is the problem the flight attendant tells the narrator with the festival in the story "Returning"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marie think she may have ended up on the tenure track in "Office Hours"?

2. Why is Sean confused at the end of "Office Hours"?

3. What is the narrator's relationship with Y like in "Returning"?

4. What is the purpose of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?

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

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

7. What is the danger of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?

8. In "Office Hours," what conflicts does Marie have in her department?

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

10. What does the older professor let Marie do in "Office Hours" in his office?

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