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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 does Marga keep repeating to the police?
(a) "I want to die, I want to die."
(b) "My husband, my husband."
(c) "My kids, my kids."
(d) "My pain, my pain."

2. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola always keep her list?
(a) Her box in the kitchen.
(b) Under the pillow.
(c) The fridge.
(d) Her apron pocket.

3. In "None of That," what does the daughter tell herself when she drives her mother home from the stranger's house?
(a) To calm down.
(b) To lie.
(c) To make dinner.
(d) To sing.

4. In "Two Square Feet," what does the mother-in-law do in the living room as she discusses finances with the narrator?
(a) Paints her nails.
(b) Eats.
(c) Listens to music.
(d) Sings.

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?
(a) Henry and Richard.
(b) Helen and Henry.
(c) Simon and Lina.
(d) Lina and Helen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "An Unlucky Man," how old is the narrator's sister?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola ask her neighbor if she think someone might be giving to her son?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," what is written on the thing the man gives the narrator?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?

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