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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 festival does the narrator tell the flight attendant she and Peter are attending in the story "Returning"?

2. Where does the narrator see Peter walking without her in the story "Returning"?

3. What work does the narrator do in "Peking Duck"?

4. In "Returning," what does the narrator's traveling companion take before she wakes up?

5. How does the narrator get out of the airport in "Returning"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator panic a bit at the end of "Returning"?

2. What does Peter tell the narrator he believes in when they get engaged in "Returning"?

3. How does the narrator eventually get out of the airport in "Returning"?

4. What does the older professor let Marie do in "Office Hours" in his office?

5. Why does the narrator puzzle that her mother is able to teach her English in "Peking Duck"?

6. What is the narrator's reaction to Peter's gifting her the engagement ring in "Returning"?

7. What is the purpose of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?

8. How does the narrator in "Returning" feel at her college reunion?

9. What is the narrator's relationship with Y like in "Returning"?

10. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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 tensions and biases due to racial/ethnic background do both the narrator and her mother in "Peking Duck" experience, and how does Ma represent these biases? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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