Breathing Lessons | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Part 1, Chapter 1

1. What is the novel Breathing Lessons about?

2. Over what period of time does the story take place?

3. What day of the week does the story start?

4. Where is the couple traveling to in the first section of the book?

5. Whose funeral are they attending?

6. What is Ira unnerved by?

7. Who does Maggie hear on the radio?

8. What does Maggie crash into in the car?

9. Why is Maggie so upset?

10. As the couple drives along the highway, where does Maggie think they should go?

11. Does Ira wish to make an extra stop?

12. How does this make Maggie feel?