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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 ask her husband to set up her chair?
(a) On the roof.
(b) In the garage.
(c) On the sidewalk.
(d) On the porch, facing the street.

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," whose name does Lola not remember when she goes to the hospital?
(a) The officer manager's.
(b) The doctor's.
(c) The nurse's.
(d) Her husband's.

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

5. 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) What the mother is doing in her yard.
(b) Where her flowers are.
(c) If she wants to die today.
(d) What her job is.

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

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

8. In "None of That," who follows the mother and daughter home from the stranger's house?
(a) The woman.
(b) The man.
(c) The ambulance.
(d) The police.

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

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the boy from next door sit on once while he talks to Lola's husband?
(a) The bench.
(b) The fence.
(c) The porch.
(d) The stool.

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

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

13. 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 toy truck.
(b) A flower.
(c) A book.
(d) A gun.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?

3. In "None of That," what does the mother often do with things she steals from others?

4. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?

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

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