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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," what does the husband buy that bothers Lola?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Powdered cocoa.
(d) Pizza.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?
(a) The neighborhood was going to hell.
(b) It is not good to worry and she had to try to be more optimistic.
(c) She would like pork if she tried it.
(d) She needed to go to church more often.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A level.
(c) A saw.
(d) A wrench.

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?
(a) Lina and Helen.
(b) Henry and Richard.
(c) Simon and Lina.
(d) Helen and Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," how long has Lola been married to her husband?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," how do Lola and her husband eat breakfast?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of dog does Marga have?

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

5. In "None of That," when does the daughter finally tell her mother they definitely have to leave the stranger's house?

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