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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (It Happens All the Time in This House - Breath From the Depths, Pages 43 - 90).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?
(a) They were always happy.
(b) They had always spent money too freely.
(c) They were always angry.
(d) It had few things, but they were well-organized.

3. In "None of That," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?
(a) The highway.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The muddy lawn of a stranger.
(d) The beach.

4. In "My Parents and My Children," where does Marga tell Charly to check for the missing people?
(a) The beach.
(b) The forest.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The car.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell her husband someone in the house has to do?
(a) Earn money.
(b) Make the dinner.
(c) Talk to friends.
(d) Wear the pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola begin to suspect about her own life?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga realize the children do not have before they are found?

3. In "None of That," what does the mother once move into a stranger's yard from another stranger's yard?

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?

5. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?

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