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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (An Unlucky Man - Out, Pages 167 - 190).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "An Unlucky Man," what is written on the thing the man gives the narrator?
(a) A prayer.
(b) 92.
(c) Nothing.
(d) I love you.

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her father.

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

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband sometimes use as a paperweight?
(a) A bank.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A Magic 8 Ball.
(d) A small ceramic Greek bust.

5. 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 is divorcing his wife.
(c) He feels nothing.
(d) He does not miss his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the narrator wearing on her birthday?

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

3. In "Out," what does the narrator look like when she leaves the apartment?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the first personal thing the narrator tells the man?

5. In "Two Square Feet," where did the narrator and her husband recently live?

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