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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what happens that humiliates Lola in the grocery store, in Lola's memory?
(a) She wets herself.
(b) She eats from something she had not paid for yet.
(c) She yells at someone for no reason.
(d) She breaks her foot.

3. In "None of That," what does the narrator's father leave for the mother and daughter when he leaves the family?
(a) His clothes.
(b) The birdfeeder.
(c) The car key.
(d) His shoes.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola's husband place her in his bed and not hers after her visit to the neighbor?
(a) He thought it would be easier for the doctor to get to her.
(b) He thought his sheets were cleaner.
(c) He thought it would be better if she were further from the window.
(d) He thought she liked his bed better.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use to help arrange her life?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola check to see if everything is in order after the boy has been there?

3. In "None of That," what does the mother like to look at?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," after Lola's husband dies, what are the only things left in the garden?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola think is happening in the grocery store when she sees the woman coming towards her?

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