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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (It Happens All the Time in This House - Breath From the Depths, Pages 43 - 90).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?
(a) If he meddles.
(b) All the time.
(c) When he snores.
(d) When he tells her he loves her.

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel she has to say to Mr. Weimer?
(a) Something religious.
(b) Something to solve his problem.
(c) Something angry.
(d) Something to make herself seem cooler than she is.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Mr. Weimer.
(b) Henry.
(c) Helen.
(d) Richard.

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator offer Mr. Weimer?
(a) Soup.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Money.
(d) Lemonade.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell her husband someone in the house has to do?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what does the narrator think of Charly?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," whose name does Lola not remember when she goes to the hospital?

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throw on the narrator's lawn?

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