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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. In Peking Duck, where does the narrator often go to learn English?

2. Who is the colleague Marie really does not get along with in "Office Hours"?

3. Why is the narrator worried about Peter in the end of the story "Returning"?

4. What can the narrator see through the airport windows in "Returning"?

5. In "Office Hours," how long would Marie and the professor talk during her junior year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator puzzle that her mother is able to teach her English in "Peking Duck"?

3. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?

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

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

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

7. Why do the narrator and her mother never eat peking duck in the story "Peking Duck"?

8. Why does the narrator panic a bit at the end of "Returning"?

9. What is the narrator's relationship with Y like in "Returning"?

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

What parallels does Ma draw between Beatrice's struggles with eating disorders and her experiences with the drug "G"? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does the narrator in the story "Yeti Lovemaking" feel when she finds out the man she has gone home with is actually a mythical, non-human creature? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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