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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marie sleep on in her own apartment in "Office Hours"?
(a) An inflatable bed.
(b) A futon.
(c) The floor.
(d) A very expensive mattress.

2. What does the narrator's mother tell her she needs to be in the story "Peking Duck"?
(a) Gentle.
(b) Smart.
(c) Tough.
(d) Sly.

3. How old is the narrator in "Returning" when she writes her novel?
(a) 35.
(b) 28.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

4. Who does the narrator begin spending a lot of time with in "Returning"?
(a) K.
(b) L.
(c) M.
(d) Y.

5. Why does the narrator first spend the night at Y's house in "Returning"?
(a) Snowstorm.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) Flood.
(d) Her husband kicks her out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator go alone to meet old friends in the story "Returning"?

2. What does the professor tell Marie he has left in the woods in "Office Hours"?

3. In "Returning," where does the narrator awaken?

4. What work do both the narrator and her husband do in "Returning"?

5. Who discovers the passageway in "Office Hours" at the end?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's reaction to Peter's gifting her the engagement ring in "Returning"?

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

3. Why is Sean confused at the end of "Office Hours"?

4. In "Peking Duck," when does the narrator experience winter for the first time?

5. What tradition do the narrator and Peter go to Garboza for in "Returning"?

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

7. In "Office Hours," what does the professor show Marie before he dies?

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

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

10. In "Office Hours," what conflicts does Marie have in her department?

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