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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. Who does the narrator run after after he leaves her house in "Los Angeles"?

2. Why does Bonnie like G at first?

3. In "G," who is the narrator?

4. Who contacts the narrator in "Oranges" to ask about Adam?

5. What is the background of the narrator's ex-boyfriend in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the yeti say he has to do all the time that is difficult in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

3. Why does Christine contact the narrator in "Oranges"?

4. When does making love with a yeti become easier in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

5. How does Bonnie betray Beatrice even before she overdoses Beatrice with G?

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

7. What is unusual about the way the narrator lives in "Los Angeles"?

8. What is the best part of taking G according to Beatrice in "G"?

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

10. Why does Beatrice suspect people used to often confuse her and Bonnie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the narrator in the story "Yeti Lovemaking" feel when she finds out the man she has gone home with is actually a mythical, non-human creature? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ma treat the topic of environmental disaster and anxiety in the story "Tomorrow"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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