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

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

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?
(a) "My pain, my pain."
(b) "My husband, my husband."
(c) "I want to die, I want to die."
(d) "My kids, my kids."

4. In "None of That," what is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?
(a) A book.
(b) A gun.
(c) A flower.
(d) A toy truck.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what do Javier's parents do that is very strange?

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

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the police fixated on when the children are reported missing?

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

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