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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 kind of culture does Beatrice think constituted Levi's life in the story "G"?

2. What is step three in taking the drug G?

3. In "Oranges," who does the narrator follow home one night?

4. What is the first step in taking the drug G?

5. Where is Beatrice moving when the story "G" opens?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What problems and tensions does the narrator in the story "Office Hours" experience in her professional life at the university? How does she handle these problems and tensions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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