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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. How long had the narrator been broken up with her boyfriend when she meets the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

2. In "Los Angeles," what color is the narrator's kitchen?

3. What does Beatrice have trouble doing in the end of the story "G"?

4. Where is Beatrice moving when the story "G" opens?

5. When do Bonnie and Beatrice first meet in the story "G"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the narrator's ex-boyfriends do for her children in "Los Angeles"?

2. How does Beatrice finally seem to free herself from her mother's pressures and influence?

3. Who does the narrator follow in the story "Oranges"?

4. What problems did Beatrice once have with her body image?

5. When does making love with a yeti become easier in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

6. What is the significance of the orange in "Oranges"?

7. Why does Beatrice suspect people used to often confuse her and Bonnie?

8. Why does the narrator realize she has followed Adam and talked to Beth in the end of "Oranges"?

9. How old is the yeti in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

10. How does Bonnie betray Beatrice even before she overdoses Beatrice with G?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the mating call of the yeti and the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" symbolize in Ma's telling of this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ma portray the relationship and connections between the narrator in "Oranges" and the other victims of her ex-boyfriend Adam's abuse - especially Christine? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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