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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 think is happening in the grocery store when she sees the woman coming towards her?
(a) She thinks the woman coming towards her is herself, from the past.
(b) She thinks the woman will hug her.
(c) She thinks the woman will rob her.
(d) She thinks the woman is her daughter.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the note Lola puts on the fridge say?
(a) Paul is dead.
(b) You need food.
(c) Run!
(d) My name is Lola, this is my house.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," how does Lola's husband die?
(a) Slowly in the hospital.
(b) Suddenly, and in the house.
(c) In an accidental shooting.
(d) In a car accident in the street.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola always keep her list?
(a) Her box in the kitchen.
(b) Her apron pocket.
(c) Under the pillow.
(d) The fridge.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola tell her husband she is fixated on packing boxes?
(a) She promised the neighbor she would pack the boxes.
(b) She does not want to leave the work to others after they die.
(c) She does not even know why she packs the boxes.
(d) She loves packing boxes.

6. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband sometimes use as a paperweight?
(a) A bank.
(b) A teapot.
(c) A small ceramic Greek bust.
(d) A Magic 8 Ball.

7. In "Two Square Feet," what does the mother-in-law do after she pawns a serious possession?
(a) She goes to the airport.
(b) She goes to the frozen lake.
(c) She can not go home, so she goes to the bus stop.
(d) She goes to the bar.

8. In "Two Square Feet," what does the mother-in-law insist on doing for the narrator and her husband?
(a) Watching their child.
(b) Getting books for them.
(c) Buying them a house.
(d) Cooking for them.

9. In "An Unlucky Man," how old is the narrator on her birthday?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

10. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the narrator's father's "clincher"?
(a) I will fight this in court.
(b) I will not condone such nonsense.
(c) You have not heard the last of me.
(d) This is an outrage.

11. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola think the boy next door is doing to get her husband's attention?
(a) Singing.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Throwing pebbles at the house.
(d) Playing loud music.

12. In "Breath From the Depths," shortly after her husband dies, who desperately asks to be let into Lola's house?
(a) The boy next door.
(b) Susana.
(c) Helena.
(d) Richard.

13. In "Breath From the Depths," what happens at the end of Lola's first visit to her neighbor?
(a) She hits her neighbor.
(b) She faints.
(c) She vomits.
(d) She cuts her palm.

14. In "Two Square Feet," why does the narrator listen to her mother-in-law?
(a) She loves her.
(b) Her husband makes her.
(c) She has nothing better to do.
(d) She is tired.

15. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell Susana she can not lend her after all, towards the end of the story?
(a) Food.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Tools.
(d) Boxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator think of her sister?

2. In "Two Square Feet," what does the "two feet" pertain to?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the sign in the top drawer of the desk say?

4. In "Two Square Feet," what does the old man who climbs up into the narrator's seat smell like?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola's neighbor say she is worried when Lola comes to see her at first?

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