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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 "None of That," what does the daughter tell herself when she drives her mother home from the stranger's house?
(a) To calm down.
(b) To sing.
(c) To make dinner.
(d) To lie.

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

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

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

5. 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) Richard.
(c) Henry.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," who comes out of the house that the narrator and her mother get stuck at first?

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

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

4. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?

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