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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Breath from the Depths, Pages 91 - 139).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga realize the children do not have before they are found?
(a) Their medicine.
(b) Their food.
(c) Their clothes.
(d) Their books.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola lie to the authorities about after her husband dies?
(a) That they have a caregiver.
(b) That she has enough clothes.
(c) That she can cook for herself.
(d) That they have money.

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throw on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Her wood scraps.
(b) Her dead son's clothes.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her flowers.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola sometimes order for dinner?
(a) Sushi.
(b) Rotisserie.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Noodles.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola once imagine she sees the boy from next door?
(a) In her car.
(b) In the church.
(c) In the gas station.
(d) In a ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what often comes to the narrator as she washes the dishes?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what do Javier's parents do that is very strange?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel she has to say to Mr. Weimer?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola obsessively do in her house?

5. In "None of That," what does the mother steal from the strangers' house?

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