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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. What is Adam's favorite fruit in "Oranges"?

2. Why was G so hard to get in the present-day in the story "G"?

3. Why does a stranger in "Oranges" email the narrator about Adam?

4. What does Adam often cook in "Oranges"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator think Adam looks at the end of the story "Oranges"?

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

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

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

5. What does the narrator tell her daughter about what her children can have in "Los Angeles"?

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

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

8. What does the yeti say he has to do all the time that is difficult in "Yeti Lovemaking"?

9. What can happen that is dangerous with G in terms of dosing in "G"?

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

Why does Ma suggest that the narrator in "Office Hours" stays in the alternative, night-time universe through her office doorway in that story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What are some examples of the ways Ma employs magical realism throughout this collection? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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