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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. In "Los Angeles," what does the narrator describe her husband as?
2. What does the narrator say she remembers about Adam in "Oranges" when they leave their last meeting?
3. What is the diet of the yeti like in "Yeti Lovemaking"?
4. Where does Bonnie insist she and Beatrice go together in "G"?
5. Who is Beatrice's ex-boyfriend in "G"?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Los Angeles," how does the narrator meet her husband?
2. What is the significance of the orange in "Oranges"?
3. Why does Beatrice eventually have a falling-out with Bonnie?
4. How old is the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?
5. Why do the police come to the narrator's house in "Los Angeles"?
6. Why does Christine contact the narrator in "Oranges"?
7. What can happen that is dangerous with G in terms of dosing in "G"?
8. How does Beatrice finally seem to free herself from her mother's pressures and influence?
9. What problems did Beatrice once have with her body image?
10. What do the narrator's ex-boyfriends do for her children in "Los Angeles"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Ma describe the friendship between Bonnie and Beatrice, and what issues of identity do each of these characters struggle with? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
What do you think Ma intends the "Morning Festival" and ceremony to symbolize in the story "Returning"? 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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