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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 has Y written in the story "Returning"?
2. Why does the narrator have a hard time leaving the airport in "Returning"?
3. In "Office Hours," how long would Marie and the professor talk during her junior year?
4. What kind of batteries are sold in the airport where the narrator travels in "Returning"?
5. In "Returning," who does the narrator travel with?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator puzzle that her mother is able to teach her English in "Peking Duck"?
2. How does the narrator in "Returning" feel at her college reunion?
3. What is Peter's novel, Homecoming, about?
4. Why is Sean confused at the end of "Office Hours"?
5. Why do the narrator and her mother never eat peking duck in the story "Peking Duck"?
6. What is the danger of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?
7. What tradition do the narrator and Peter go to Garboza for in "Returning"?
8. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?
9. In "Office Hours," what does the professor show Marie before he dies?
10. What does the older professor let Marie do in "Office Hours" in his office?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you think Ma means the baby arm to symbolize in the story "Tomorrow"? Why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How does Ma treat the topic of infidelity and faithfulness in the story "Returning"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
How does Ma treat the topic of environmental disaster and anxiety in the story "Tomorrow"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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