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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 are the police fixated on when the children are reported missing?
(a) They have communication challenges.
(b) They are naked.
(c) They are sick.
(d) They are older children.

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mr. Weimer tell the narrator at his son's wake?
(a) He knows who has been knocking his trash cans down.
(b) He feels nothing.
(c) He does not miss his son.
(d) He is divorcing his wife.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola call to call the ambulance for her husband?
(a) The rotisserie woman.
(b) The butcher.
(c) Her landlord.
(d) The baker.

4. In "None of That," what does the mother do in the bedroom while alone that the daughter notices?
(a) Try on clothes.
(b) Make the bed.
(c) Run a bath.
(d) Try on jewelry.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola feel when the boy comes to return the thing he borrowed from her husband?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Longing.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," what is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola think is happening in the grocery store when she sees the woman coming towards her?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what was the weather the day of the supermarket incident?

4. In "None of That," what does the narrator's father leave for the mother and daughter when he leaves the family?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola hate using of her husband's when she cannot find her own?

(see the answer key)

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