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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her husband.

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. In "None of That," what does the narrator's father leave for the mother and daughter when he leaves the family?
(a) The car key.
(b) His clothes.
(c) The birdfeeder.
(d) His shoes.

11. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola want the important things to her to stay?
(a) In the garage.
(b) Inside the house.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the yard.

12. 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) Eat more healthily.
(b) Find a partner.
(c) Move out and get a job.
(d) Come out and help collect what is on the lawn.

13. In "None of That," what does the mother tell the daughter she feels about the house?
(a) It makes her so sad she just wants to die.
(b) It makes her happy.
(c) It does not make her feel like anything.
(d) It makes her angry.

14. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?
(a) They were always happy.
(b) They had always spent money too freely.
(c) They were always angry.
(d) It had few things, but they were well-organized.

15. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola live with?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," when does the daughter finally tell her mother they definitely have to leave the stranger's house?

2. In "None of That," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what door does Lola chastise her husband about failing to lock?

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mr. Weimer tell the narrator at his son's wake?

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what do Javier's parents do that is very strange?

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