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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. Who is one of Marie's colleagues in "Office Hours"?

2. Why does the narrator have a hard time leaving the airport in "Returning"?

3. What do the narrator and her husband do at the very end of "Returning"?

4. Whose house is the get-together at where the narrator meets old friends in the story "Returning"?

5. What book does Peter write in "Returning"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator's story, Two Weeks, about in "Returning"?

4. In "Office Hours," what conflicts does Marie have in her department?

5. What is the danger of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?

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

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

8. In "Office Hours," what does the professor show Marie before he dies?

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

10. Why does the narrator realize she cannot leave the airport in "Returning"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Ma intends the drug "G" to symbolize for both Beatrice and Bonnie in the story "G"? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the writing of both the narrator and Peter in the story "Returning" reflect both of these characters' anxieties and traits? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Ma's tone and style throughout Bliss Montage.

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