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

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

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

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola obsessively do in her house?
(a) Eat.
(b) Clean.
(c) Pack boxes.
(d) Sing.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola sometimes order for dinner?
(a) Rotisserie.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Sushi.
(d) Noodles.

6. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throw on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Her dead son's clothes.
(b) Her wood scraps.
(c) Her flowers.
(d) Her food.

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

8. In "None of That," where does the mother lock herself once inside the strangers' house?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) The basement.
(c) The pantry.
(d) A bedroom.

9. In "Breath From the Depths," how long has Lola been married to her husband?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 57 years.
(d) 45 years.

10. In "None of That," what does the mother once move into a stranger's yard from another stranger's yard?
(a) A birdfeeder.
(b) A gnome.
(c) A gun.
(d) A white bench.

11. 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 flower.
(c) A book.
(d) A toy truck.

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

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

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

15. In "Breath From the Depths," what part of the house is Lola's territory?
(a) The garage.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) The basement.
(d) The kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the daughter tell herself when she drives her mother home from the stranger's house?

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola begin to suspect about her own life?

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?

5. 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?

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