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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 discovers the passageway in "Office Hours" at the end?

2. In "Returning," where does the narrator awaken?

3. What does the narrator think Garboza looks like from the airport in "Returning"?

4. Where do the narrator and her husband first meet in the story "Returning"?

5. What job does Marie eventually take in "Office Hours"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In "Returning," what does the narrator realize when she wakes up on the plane?

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

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

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

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

7. What tradition do the narrator and Peter go to Garboza for in "Returning"?

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

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

10. What is one student's criticism of the narrator's story about the nanny in "Peking Duck"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Ma portray the relationship and connections between the narrator in "Oranges" and the other victims of her ex-boyfriend Adam's abuse - especially Christine? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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