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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) It had few things, but they were well-organized.
(b) They were always happy.
(c) They were always angry.
(d) They had always spent money too freely.

2. Where does Javier finally see his parents and children at the end of the story?
(a) The woods.
(b) Inside the house, through the picture window.
(c) At the lake.
(d) In the car.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what often comes to the narrator as she washes the dishes?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what door does Lola chastise her husband about failing to lock?

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

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

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