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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 "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?
(a) Eating their food.
(b) Scratching her fence.
(c) Stealing their cat.
(d) Breaking their windows.

2. In "None of That," what does the mother like to look at?
(a) The trees.
(b) Houses.
(c) Clothes.
(d) The ocean.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what is one type of flower Lola has that she checks on in her yard?
(a) Snowdrops.
(b) Roses.
(c) Azaleas.
(d) Tulips.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator think Mr. Weimer should do with what he collects from her lawn?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Throw them away.
(c) Eat them.
(d) Pretend they are not there.

5. In "None of That," what does the woman who owns the house ask the narrator's mother while the mother is still in the car?
(a) If she wants to die today.
(b) What the mother is doing in her yard.
(c) Where her flowers are.
(d) What her job is.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," who has Lola lost?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier tell Charly he does not do?

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

4. 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?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what once made Lola nervous seeing all of it in the fridge?

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