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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," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?
(a) The muddy lawn of a stranger.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The highway.
(d) The beach.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," shortly after her husband dies, who desperately asks to be let into Lola's house?
(a) Susana.
(b) Helena.
(c) The boy next door.
(d) Richard.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola often take a nap?
(a) Late at night.
(b) In the morning.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) In the middle of the night.

4. In "None of That," what does the mother ask the woman who owns the house for?
(a) Beer.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) A glass of water.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator think Mr. Weimer should do with what he collects from her lawn?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Susana tell Lola she blames her - partially - for her son's death?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what do Lola and her husband agree her husband can not do without telling her?

(see the answer key)

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