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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 Adam say his mother used to say about the narrator in "Oranges"?

2. In "Los Angeles," what color is the narrator's kitchen?

3. What kind of elevator is in the yeti's building in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

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

5. Why does Bonnie like G at first?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the mother and daughter in the story "Peking Duck" in constant conflict over, and how does Ma represent and communicate this conflict to the reader? 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

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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