View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Two Square Feet - An Unlucky Man, Pages 141 - 166).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the end of the story?
(a) Find a partner.
(b) Move out and get a job.
(c) Come out and help collect what is on the lawn.
(d) Eat more healthily.

2. In "Two Square Feet," who was in charge of the mother-in-law's house for a time?
(a) The sons.
(b) The father.
(c) The nurse.
(d) The cleaning lady.

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," where does the narrator tell Mr. Weimer to leave his things?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In the trees on her lawn.
(c) In the sky.
(d) In the lake.

4. In "Two Square Feet," how much money does the mother-in-law get at the pawn shop for her item?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $10.
(c) $30.
(d) $100.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?
(a) When he snores.
(b) When he tells her he loves her.
(c) All the time.
(d) If he meddles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Two Square Feet," what currency does the narrator use to buy things?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the doctor ironically suggest Lola do after her fainting spell?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what is one type of flower Lola has that she checks on in her yard?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the father use to signal that he is in an emergency in the car?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola always keep her list?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 280 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample