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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. Why can Beatrice not donate her mattress in "G"?

2. What are Beatrice's last words in the end of the story "G"?

3. What helps a form become more solid when on G in the story "G"?

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

5. Who is Adam's new girlfriend in "Oranges"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Christine contact the narrator in "Oranges"?

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

4. What does the narrator in "Yeti Lovemaking" think the mating call she lets out precedes?

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

6. How does the narrator's husband speak in "Los Angeles"?

7. What is unusual about the way the narrator lives in "Los Angeles"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Ma treat the topic of environmental disaster and anxiety in the story "Tomorrow"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does the writing of both the narrator and Peter in the story "Returning" reflect both of these characters' anxieties and traits? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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