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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 begin to suspect about her own life?
(a) It is getting better.
(b) It is getting more religious.
(c) It has been too long.
(d) It does not matter to anyone.

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," who has Lola lost?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her son.
(d) Her daughter.

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

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

6. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga realize the children do not have before they are found?
(a) Their clothes.
(b) Their books.
(c) Their food.
(d) Their medicine.

7. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?
(a) Stealing their cat.
(b) Eating their food.
(c) Scratching her fence.
(d) Breaking their windows.

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

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

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

11. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Henry.
(b) Richard.
(c) Mr. Weimer.
(d) Helen.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola usually need to cook?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," whose name does Lola not remember when she goes to the hospital?

4. In "None of That," what does the mother do in the bedroom while alone that the daughter notices?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," how do Lola and her husband eat breakfast?

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