View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Beatrice not donate her mattress in "G"?

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

3. What helps a form become more solid when on G in the story "G"?

4. Why does a stranger in "Oranges" email the narrator about Adam?

5. In "Los Angeles," what does the house have a view of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does it turn out that Bonnie wants her and Beatrice to take G one last time together?

2. What problems did Beatrice once have with her body image?

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

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

5. How does Beatrice finally seem to free herself from her mother's pressures and influence?

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

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

8. Why do the police come to the narrator's house in "Los Angeles"?

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

10. What is the significance of the orange in "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

What parallels does Ma draw between Beatrice's struggles with eating disorders and her experiences with the drug "G"? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 596 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample