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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) Money.
(c) Beer.
(d) A glass of water.

2. In "My Parents and My Children," where does Marga tell Charly to check for the missing people?
(a) The beach.
(b) The forest.
(c) The car.
(d) The mountains.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what do Javier's parents do that is very strange?
(a) Play music very softly.
(b) Eat grass.
(c) Get naked.
(d) Act as if they are police.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?
(a) The neighborhood was going to hell.
(b) She would like pork if she tried it.
(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.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola ask her husband to set up her chair?
(a) On the sidewalk.
(b) On the roof.
(c) In the garage.
(d) On the porch, facing the street.

6. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?
(a) Someone's silhouette against a tree outside.
(b) A stabbing.
(c) A dog being hit by a car.
(d) A shooting.

7. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?
(a) When he snores.
(b) All the time.
(c) When he tells her he loves her.
(d) If he meddles.

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

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

10. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who has Mr. Weimer lost?
(a) His husband.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

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

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

13. 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) Find a partner.
(c) Eat more healthily.
(d) Move out and get a job.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "None of That," who comes out of the house that the narrator and her mother get stuck at first?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the husband buy that bothers Lola?

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the son say about the Weimers?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?

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