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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 "Returning," how many things does the narrator believe make a cocktail?
2. Who always speaks first in the narrator's writing class in "Peking Duck"?
3. What can the narrator see through the airport windows in "Returning"?
4. Why does the narrator have a hard time leaving the airport in "Returning"?
5. What does the professor tell Marie he has left in the woods in "Office Hours"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tradition do the narrator and Peter go to Garboza for in "Returning"?
2. What does the older professor let Marie do in "Office Hours" in his office?
3. In "Peking Duck," when does the narrator experience winter for the first time?
4. How does the narrator eventually get out of the airport in "Returning"?
5. What does the narrator act like when she is first married to Peter in "Returning"?
6. What is the narrator's relationship with Y like in "Returning"?
7. In "Office Hours," what conflicts does Marie have in her department?
8. Why do the narrator and her mother never eat peking duck in the story "Peking Duck"?
9. Why is Sean confused at the end of "Office Hours"?
10. What is the narrator's reaction to Peter's gifting her the engagement ring in "Returning"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What tensions and biases due to racial/ethnic background do both the narrator and her mother in "Peking Duck" experience, and how does Ma represent these biases? 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 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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay exploring Ma's tone and style throughout Bliss Montage.
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