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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 "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator leave when she sees Mr. Weimer in the beginning of the story?
(a) The clothes in the dryer.
(b) The pie in the oven.
(c) The dog unfed.
(d) Dishes in the sink.

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

3. In "None of That," what does the mother once move into a stranger's yard from another stranger's yard?
(a) A gnome.
(b) A birdfeeder.
(c) A gun.
(d) A white bench.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," where is there a robbery one night?
(a) The rotisserie.
(b) The library.
(c) The car dealership.
(d) The church.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?
(a) A wrench.
(b) A hammer.
(c) A saw.
(d) A level.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "None of That," what does the narrator say would be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," who has Lola lost?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola feel when the boy comes to return the thing he borrowed from her husband?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the first thing on Lola's list?

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