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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 mother ask the woman who owns the house for?
(a) A glass of water.
(b) Food.
(c) Beer.
(d) Money.

2. In "None of That," who comes out of the house that the narrator and her mother get stuck at first?
(a) The hen.
(b) The girl.
(c) The boy.
(d) The father.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?
(a) Marga.
(b) Helen.
(c) Charly.
(d) Henry.

4. In "None of That," when does the daughter finally tell her mother they definitely have to leave the stranger's house?
(a) When the father comes home.
(b) When the police are called.
(c) When the boy gets sick.
(d) When the daughter throws up.

5. In "My Parents and My Children," who is missing partway through the story?
(a) The children.
(b) Marga.
(c) Charly.
(d) Javier.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the mother steal from the strangers' house?

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

3. In "None of That," what does the narrator's father leave for the mother and daughter when he leaves the family?

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

5. In "None of That," who or what is supposed to be coming to help the mother after she gets stuck on the lawn?

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