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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Breath from the Depths, Pages 91 - 139).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what do Lola and her husband agree her husband can not do without telling her?
(a) Buy lottery tickets.
(b) Leave the house.
(c) Buy alcohol.
(d) Fish.

3. In "None of That," what does the mother steal from the strangers' house?
(a) Money.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Clothes.
(d) A sugar bowl.

4. In "None of That," what does the narrator say would be the straw that breaks the camel's back?
(a) Going to the beach.
(b) Talking about grief.
(c) Going to the mountains.
(d) Trying to figure out why the mother looks at houses.

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mr. Weimer tell the narrator at his son's wake?
(a) He knows who has been knocking his trash cans down.
(b) He feels nothing.
(c) He is divorcing his wife.
(d) He does not miss his son.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell her husband someone in the house has to do?

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel she has to say to Mr. Weimer?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband sometimes use as a paperweight?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what are Lola's favorite slippers?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what incident remained vivid in Lola's mind even though there were things she could not remember from her past?

(see the answer key)

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