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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 do when she is first married in "Returning"?
2. Where is the narrator's husband from in "Returning"?
3. Where is the professor's memorial service held at the university in "Office Hours"?
4. What does the professor tell Marie he has left in the woods in "Office Hours"?
5. What work do both the narrator and her husband do in "Returning"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do the narrator and her mother never eat peking duck in the story "Peking Duck"?
2. How does the narrator in "Returning" feel at her college reunion?
3. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?
4. Why does Marie think she may have ended up on the tenure track in "Office Hours"?
5. What is the purpose of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?
6. What does Marie specialize in in "Office Hours"?
7. In "Office Hours," what conflicts does Marie have in her department?
8. What is Peter's novel, Homecoming, about?
9. In "Office Hours," what does the professor show Marie before he dies?
10. What is the narrator's story, Two Weeks, about in "Returning"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Ma chose the title "Bliss Montage" for this collection? 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
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.
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