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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 take before flying in "Returning"?
2. In "Office Hours," how long would Marie and the professor talk during her junior year?
3. What does Peter make for the narrator in "Returning" at his apartment?
4. What does the narrator's mother always drink in restaurants in "Peking Duck"?
5. What does the narrator's mother ask about her writing in the story "Peking Duck"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Sean confused at the end of "Office Hours"?
2. What is the narrator's reaction to Peter's gifting her the engagement ring in "Returning"?
3. What does Peter tell the narrator he believes in when they get engaged in "Returning"?
4. What is the narrator's relationship with Y like in "Returning"?
5. What is the purpose of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?
6. Why do the narrator and her mother never eat peking duck in the story "Peking Duck"?
7. What tradition do the narrator and Peter go to Garboza for in "Returning"?
8. Why does the narrator puzzle that her mother is able to teach her English in "Peking Duck"?
9. In "Returning," what does the narrator realize when she wakes up on the plane?
10. In "Peking Duck," when does the narrator experience winter for the first time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Ma describe the friendship between Bonnie and Beatrice, and what issues of identity do each of these characters struggle with? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring Ma's tone and style throughout Bliss Montage.
Essay Topic 3
What does the mating call of the yeti and the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" symbolize in Ma's telling of this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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