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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Two Square Feet - An Unlucky Man, Pages 141 - 166).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola tell her husband she is fixated on packing boxes?
(a) She loves packing boxes.
(b) She promised the neighbor she would pack the boxes.
(c) She does not want to leave the work to others after they die.
(d) She does not even know why she packs the boxes.

2. In "Two Square Feet," what does the "two feet" pertain to?
(a) The height of a child.
(b) The amount of space on a bus seat.
(c) How long a dog is.
(d) The size of a garden.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of dog does Marga have?
(a) Labrador.
(b) Terrier.
(c) Poodle.
(d) Boxer.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her father.

5. In "Two Square Feet," what does the man the narrator's mother-in-law runs into have drawn on his eyelids?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Crosses.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Smiles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Parents and My Children," who is Marga's new partner?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the boy from next door sit on once while he talks to Lola's husband?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throw on the narrator's lawn?

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

5. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?

(see the answer key)

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