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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what often comes to the narrator as she washes the dishes?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Anger.
(c) Reflections.
(d) Sadness.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola obsessively do in her house?
(a) Clean.
(b) Eat.
(c) Pack boxes.
(d) Sing.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," how do Lola and her husband eat breakfast?
(a) In anger.
(b) In gratitude.
(c) In fear.
(d) In silence.

5. In "None of That," where does the narrator's mother drive frequently?
(a) The mall.
(b) The beach.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Unfamiliar neighborhoods.

6. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Richard.
(b) Henry.
(c) Mr. Weimer.
(d) Helen.

7. In "None of That," what does the mother often do with things she steals from others?
(a) Eats them.
(b) Sells them.
(c) Buries them in the backyard.
(d) Destroys them.

8. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the end of the story?
(a) Come out and help collect what is on the lawn.
(b) Eat more healthily.
(c) Find a partner.
(d) Move out and get a job.

9. In "None of That," who comes out of the house that the narrator and her mother get stuck at first?
(a) The father.
(b) The hen.
(c) The girl.
(d) The boy.

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what door does Lola chastise her husband about failing to lock?
(a) The front door.
(b) The basement door.
(c) The man door.
(d) The garage door.

11. In "Breath From the Depths," who has Lola lost?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her son.

12. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throw on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Her dead son's clothes.
(b) Her flowers.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her wood scraps.

13. In "None of That," where does the mother lock herself once inside the strangers' house?
(a) The pantry.
(b) The basement.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) A bedroom.

14. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell her husband someone in the house has to do?
(a) Talk to friends.
(b) Wear the pants.
(c) Make the dinner.
(d) Earn money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who has Mr. Weimer lost?

2. 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?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator offer Mr. Weimer?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola not like her husband meeting with regularly?

5. In "None of That," what does the mother tell the daughter she feels about the house?

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