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

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator think Mr. Weimer should do with what he collects from her lawn?
(a) Pretend they are not there.
(b) Eat them.
(c) Throw them away.
(d) Sell them.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," whose name does Lola not remember when she goes to the hospital?
(a) The doctor's.
(b) The nurse's.
(c) The officer manager's.
(d) Her husband's.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who has Mr. Weimer lost?
(a) His husband.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what often comes to the narrator as she washes the dishes?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Anger.
(d) Reflections.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola like to watch on television?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what once made Lola nervous seeing all of it in the fridge?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?

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

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola sometimes order for dinner?

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