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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola never go any longer?
(a) The forest.
(b) The beach.
(c) The grocery store.
(d) The lake.

2. In "None of That," who or what is supposed to be coming to help the mother after she gets stuck on the lawn?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A priest.
(c) An ambulance.
(d) A lawyer.

3. 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 pain, my pain."
(c) "My kids, my kids."
(d) "My husband, my husband."

4. In "None of That," what does the mother do in the bedroom while alone that the daughter notices?
(a) Try on clothes.
(b) Make the bed.
(c) Run a bath.
(d) Try on jewelry.

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

6. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola not like her husband meeting with regularly?
(a) His brother.
(b) His best friend.
(c) Her sister.
(d) The boy next door.

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

8. In "My Parents and My Children," who is missing partway through the story?
(a) Marga.
(b) Charly.
(c) Javier.
(d) The children.

9. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?
(a) Helen.
(b) Charly.
(c) Henry.
(d) Marga.

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what once made Lola nervous seeing all of it in the fridge?
(a) Cottage cheese.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Cream pies.
(d) Yogurts.

11. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?
(a) A wrench.
(b) A saw.
(c) A level.
(d) A hammer.

12. In "Breath From the Depths," where is there a robbery one night?
(a) The church.
(b) The car dealership.
(c) The library.
(d) The rotisserie.

13. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who is the neighbor?
(a) Mrs. Hunderson.
(b) Mrs. Jeffries.
(c) Mr. Henries.
(d) Mr. Weimer.

14. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mr. Weimer tell the narrator at his son's wake?
(a) He knows who has been knocking his trash cans down.
(b) He is divorcing his wife.
(c) He does not miss his son.
(d) He feels nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of house are the parents and children staying at?

2. Where does Javier finally see his parents and children at the end of the story?

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

4. 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?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?

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