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

2. 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) Trying to figure out why the mother looks at houses.
(d) Going to the mountains.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?
(a) She needed to go to church more often.
(b) It is not good to worry and she had to try to be more optimistic.
(c) She would like pork if she tried it.
(d) The neighborhood was going to hell.

4. 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) At the lake.
(d) The woods.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola lie to the authorities about after her husband dies?
(a) That they have money.
(b) That she can cook for herself.
(c) That they have a caregiver.
(d) That she has enough clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the doctor ironically suggest Lola do after her fainting spell?

2. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the narrator's father's "clincher"?

3. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the mother try to make the younger sister drink?

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

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does the narrator think of Charly?

(see the answer key)

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