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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," who usually drives when the narrator goes out with the ex-boyfriends?

2. How does the narrator think Adam looks as she is leaving his apartment in "Oranges"?

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

4. What does Beatrice have trouble doing in the end of the story "G"?

5. What does the back wing of the narrator's house smell like when she opens it up in "Los Angeles"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator think Adam looks at the end of the story "Oranges"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator's husband speak in "Los Angeles"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some examples of the ways Ma employs magical realism throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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