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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola keep hearing replayed in her mind from her husband's death?
(a) The gunshot.
(b) The sound of him hitting the floor behind her.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The sound of car tires squealing.

5. 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.

6. In "An Unlucky Man," what is written on the thing the man gives the narrator?
(a) I love you.
(b) A prayer.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 92.

7. In "Breath From the Depths," what is Lola's husband's favorite magazine to read?
(a) National Geographic.
(b) People.
(c) Science.
(d) Vogue.

8. 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 is her daughter.
(d) She thinks the woman will rob her.

9. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola's husband place her in his bed and not hers after her visit to the neighbor?
(a) He thought she liked his bed better.
(b) He thought it would be easier for the doctor to get to her.
(c) He thought his sheets were cleaner.
(d) He thought it would be better if she were further from the window.

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

11. In "An Unlucky Man," where does the narrator wait?
(a) The bar.
(b) The church.
(c) The hospital waiting room.
(d) The sidewalk.

12. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator worry about people have seen on the way to the hospital?
(a) Her underwear.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her parents.

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

14. In "An Unlucky Man," where does the man take the narrator after leaving the hospital?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A shop.
(c) The kiosk.
(d) His house.

15. In "Breath From the Depths," what incident remained vivid in Lola's mind even though there were things she could not remember from her past?
(a) The cat incident.
(b) The church incident.
(c) The riot incident.
(d) The supermarket incident.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what do Lola and her husband agree her husband can not do without telling her?

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 "two feet" pertain to?

5. In "Two Square Feet," what does the mother-in-law do in the living room as she discusses finances with the narrator?

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