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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Office Hours - Peking Duck, Pages 137 - 182).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Los Angeles," what color is the narrator's kitchen?
(a) Bright Red.
(b) Seafoam green.
(c) Orange.
(d) White.

2. What does the back wing of the narrator's house smell like when she opens it up in "Los Angeles"?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Food.
(c) A spring garden.
(d) A mildewed church basement.

3. In "Office Hours," how long would Marie and the professor talk during her junior year?
(a) They never talked.
(b) An hour every week.
(c) Very rarely.
(d) At least 5 hours per week.

4. What does Peter say about burying the dead in Garboza in "Returning"?
(a) They are buried in a ceremony.
(b) They are not buried deep.
(c) They are buried very deep.
(d) They are all cremated.

5. What does the professor show Marie shortly before he dies in "Office Hours"?
(a) The magical candle.
(b) The sea.
(c) The book.
(d) The chamber to another dimension.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Marie eventually take in "Office Hours"?

2. What does the narrator think makes her ex-boyfriend call her again in the story "Yeti Lovemaking"?

3. What does Beatrice knock a bottle of over in the story "G"?

4. What name does the narrator use for her husband in the end of "Returning"?

5. In "Oranges," who does the narrator follow home one night?

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