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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (None of That - My Parents and My Children, Pages 1 - 42).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the narrator say would be the straw that breaks the camel's back?
(a) Talking about grief.
(b) Going to the beach.
(c) Trying to figure out why the mother looks at houses.
(d) Going to the mountains.

2. In "None of That," who or what is supposed to be coming to help the mother after she gets stuck on the lawn?
(a) A priest.
(b) An ambulance.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A police officer.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is Marga's new partner?
(a) Richard.
(b) Henry.
(c) Michael.
(d) Charly.

4. In "None of That," what does the mother say about being stuck?
(a) This is not really a problem at all.
(b) There is no way out of this.
(c) She does not say anything.
(d) There are many ways out of this.

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier tell Charly he does not do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Drive.
(d) Eat meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?

2. In "None of That," who comes out of the house that the narrator and her mother get stuck at first?

3. 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?

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?

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

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