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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. Where does the narrator meet the yeti in the story "Yeti Lovemaking"?

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

3. Who asks the narrator to drive him to the airport in "Los Angeles"?

4. How long had the narrator been broken up with her boyfriend when she meets the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

5. Who is Adam's new girlfriend in "Oranges"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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