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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 is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?
(a) A gun.
(b) A toy truck.
(c) A book.
(d) A flower.

2. In "My Parents and My Children," where does Marga tell Charly to check for the missing people?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The beach.
(c) The car.
(d) The forest.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "None of That," where does the mother lock herself once inside the strangers' house?

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

4. In "My Parents and My Children," who is missing partway through the story?

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

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