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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Dishes in the sink.
(b) The pie in the oven.
(c) The dog unfed.
(d) The clothes in the dryer.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what is one type of flower Lola has that she checks on in her yard?
(a) Azaleas.
(b) Snowdrops.
(c) Tulips.
(d) Roses.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what was the weather the day of the supermarket incident?
(a) Hot.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Mild.
(d) Rainy.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola usually need to cook?
(a) A song.
(b) A stool.
(c) A magic spell.
(d) A dance.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola feel when the boy comes to return the thing he borrowed from her husband?
(a) Longing.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fear.

6. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?
(a) Marga.
(b) Charly.
(c) Javier.
(d) Henry.

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

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

9. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?
(a) Eating their food.
(b) Stealing their cat.
(c) Scratching her fence.
(d) Breaking their windows.

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the first thing on Lola's list?
(a) Find food.
(b) Help yourself.
(c) Classify everything.
(d) Remember to hug.

11. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator offer Mr. Weimer?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Soup.
(d) Money.

12. 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 priest.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) An ambulance.

13. In "My Parents and My Children," who is Marga's new partner?
(a) Charly.
(b) Michael.
(c) Henry.
(d) Richard.

14. In "None of That," what is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?
(a) A gun.
(b) A toy truck.
(c) A book.
(d) A flower.

15. In "None of That," what does the woman who owns the house ask the narrator's mother while the mother is still in the car?
(a) If she wants to die today.
(b) What her job is.
(c) Where her flowers are.
(d) What the mother is doing in her yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola like to watch on television?

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

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

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use to help arrange her life?

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