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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 95 - 144, "Flying Machine" and "On the Street Where You Live").

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Field Notes on a Marriage," why does Gao resist the idea of returning to China?
(a) It is too expensive to go there.
(b) It is too cold in the winter.
(c) He says it is dirty and not very charming.
(d) He has no family there any longer.

2. Why does Lisette leave town?
(a) She has a new boyfriend.
(b) Her mother is ill and she wants to care for her in her mother's hometown.
(c) She is tired of life there.
(d) She gets a new job.

3. What does the narrator feed Perry when he comes back to the apartment?
(a) Cereal.
(b) An omelette.
(c) Chips.
(d) Cake.

4. Where did the police find Gao's body?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) In the car wreck.
(c) Hanging from a tree.
(d) In the river.

5. What ride does the narrator insist on taking Lisette on that she refuses to go on?
(a) The Ferris Wheel.
(b) The roller coaster.
(c) Teacups.
(d) Tunnel of Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gao's mother say was one defining aspect of his personality when he was a child?

2. What does the narrator shout at the blonde woman he follows once in "On the Street Where You Live"?

3. What did Gao and the others think a particular outsider child in their school was?

4. What animal does Bayi always suspect her ex-boyfriend may have killed?

5. What does Lulu often call the narrator?

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