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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beatrice "escape" her mother in the story "G"?

2. What song does the narrator put on while with the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

3. What is making love with a yeti like in the story "Yeti Lovemaking"?

4. What kind of culture does Beatrice think constituted Levi's life in the story "G"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Beatrice especially worried about having traces of G in her system the night she and Bonnie take it together?

3. What can happen that is dangerous with G in terms of dosing in "G"?

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

5. What does the yeti give the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" before they make love?

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

7. Why does Beatrice eventually have a falling-out with Bonnie?

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

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

10. Who does the narrator follow in the story "Oranges"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Through which stories and characters does Ma choose to explore the trauma of women who have experienced domestic abuse? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Ma chose the title "Bliss Montage" for this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Ma means the baby arm to symbolize in the story "Tomorrow"? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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