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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 are the names of the children?
(a) Henry and Richard.
(b) Simon and Lina.
(c) Lina and Helen.
(d) Helen and Henry.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola obsessively do in her house?
(a) Pack boxes.
(b) Sing.
(c) Eat.
(d) Clean.

3. In "None of That," what does the woman who owns the house ask the narrator's mother while the mother is still in the car?
(a) If she wants to die today.
(b) What her job is.
(c) Where her flowers are.
(d) What the mother is doing in her yard.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," how do Lola and her husband eat breakfast?
(a) In fear.
(b) In anger.
(c) In gratitude.
(d) In silence.

5. 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 pie in the oven.
(b) The clothes in the dryer.
(c) The dog unfed.
(d) Dishes in the sink.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola usually need to cook?

3. In "None of That," what does the daughter tell herself when she drives her mother home from the stranger's house?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what was the weather the day of the supermarket incident?

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