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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 once made Lola nervous seeing all of it in the fridge?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Cottage cheese.
(c) Yogurts.
(d) Cream pies.

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

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the son say about the Weimers?
(a) They are "nutso."
(b) They are very religious.
(c) They are nice.
(d) They are very old.

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

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

8. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?
(a) "My husband, my husband."
(b) "My pain, my pain."
(c) "I want to die, I want to die."
(d) "My kids, my kids."

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

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

11. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the police fixated on when the children are reported missing?
(a) They have communication challenges.
(b) They are sick.
(c) They are older children.
(d) They are naked.

12. In "None of That," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The highway.
(c) The muddy lawn of a stranger.
(d) The beach.

13. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use to help arrange her life?
(a) Caffeine.
(b) A phone.
(c) Lists.
(d) A personal assistant.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?

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

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

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

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola sometimes order for dinner?

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