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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 the narrator say she remembers about Adam in "Oranges" when they leave their last meeting?

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

3. Where is Beatrice living when the story "G" opens?

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

5. Where did Aaron and the narrator of "Los Angeles" first meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the yeti give the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" before they make love?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ma portray the relationship and connections between the narrator in "Oranges" and the other victims of her ex-boyfriend Adam's abuse - especially Christine? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does the narrator in the story "Yeti Lovemaking" feel when she finds out the man she has gone home with is actually a mythical, non-human creature? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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