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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. Why does the narrator first spend the night at Y's house in "Returning"?
2. What is the problem the flight attendant tells the narrator with the festival in the story "Returning"?
3. What happens to the flowers Marie brings from the passageway to her office in "Office Hours"?
4. What has Y written in the story "Returning"?
5. What does the narrator think of the ring Peter gives her for engagement in "Returning"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the narrator realize she cannot leave the airport in "Returning"?
2. What does the older professor let Marie do in "Office Hours" in his office?
3. What is the narrator's reaction to Peter's gifting her the engagement ring in "Returning"?
4. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?
5. What is one student's criticism of the narrator's story about the nanny in "Peking Duck"?
6. What is the danger of the "Morning Ritual" in "Returning"?
7. In "Returning," what does the narrator realize when she wakes up on the plane?
8. What does Peter tell the narrator he believes in when they get engaged in "Returning"?
9. In "Office Hours," what does the professor show Marie before he dies?
10. How does the narrator eventually get out of the airport in "Returning"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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