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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. What does Beatrice ask for Bonnie's help with at the end of the story "G"?

2. Where is the most reliable calculator for BMI in the story "G"?

3. Where does Bonnie insist she and Beatrice go together in "G"?

4. How do you take G?

5. In "Los Angeles," how many ex-boyfriends are there?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator tell her daughter about what her children can have in "Los Angeles"?

3. How does Beth react to the narrator's intrusion in "Oranges"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the significance of the orange in "Oranges"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Ma intends the drug "G" to symbolize for both Beatrice and Bonnie in the story "G"? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does the mating call of the yeti and the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" symbolize in Ma's telling of this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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