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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 "Returning," who is the flight attendant there when the narrator wakes up?
(a) Jennifer.
(b) Jane.
(c) Helena.
(d) Amina.

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

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

4. Why is the narrator worried about Peter in the end of the story "Returning"?
(a) He has drowned.
(b) He is not in the grave.
(c) His eyes are closed at first when they dig him up.
(d) He is not breathing.

5. What kind of batteries are sold in the airport where the narrator travels in "Returning"?
(a) Russian.
(b) Icelandic.
(c) Helenic.
(d) Duracogg.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Y written in the story "Returning"?

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

4. In "Returning," where does the narrator awaken?

5. What do Marie's visits to the passageway do as time goes on in "Office Hours"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator's reaction to Peter's gifting her the engagement ring in "Returning"?

4. What is Peter's novel, Homecoming, about?

5. What does Marie specialize in in "Office Hours"?

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

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

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

9. In "Office Hours," what does the professor show Marie before he dies?

10. What is the narrator's story, Two Weeks, about in "Returning"?

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