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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 the narrator think of Charly?
(a) He is very overweight.
(b) He is very smart.
(c) He is good at his job.
(d) He is not very smart.

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

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?
(a) Charly.
(b) Helen.
(c) Henry.
(d) Marga.

4. 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 angry.
(c) They were always happy.
(d) They had always spent money too freely.

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the end of the story?
(a) Eat more healthily.
(b) Move out and get a job.
(c) Come out and help collect what is on the lawn.
(d) Find a partner.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator realize with a shock about herself and Mr. Weimer?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the husband buy that bothers Lola?

3. In "None of That," what does the mother tell the daughter she feels about the house?

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

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," where does the narrator tell Mr. Weimer to leave his things?

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