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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 sometimes use as a paperweight?
(a) A teapot.
(b) A Magic 8 Ball.
(c) A bank.
(d) A small ceramic Greek bust.

2. In "Two Square Feet," what did the boxes the narrator and her husband used to pack up their apartment originally contain?
(a) Mendoza wine.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Glass.

3. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the narrator wearing on her birthday?
(a) Her microphone.
(b) Her hair curlers.
(c) Her gym clothes.
(d) Her school uniform.

4. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the man warn the narrator not to do with him?
(a) Lead him on.
(b) Get angry with him.
(c) Try to make him laugh.
(d) Get persnickety.

5. In "Two Square Feet," how many sons does the narrator's mother-in-law have?
(a) 9.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

6. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the mother try to make the younger sister drink?
(a) Milk.
(b) Juice.
(c) Water.
(d) Charcoal.

7. In "An Unlucky Man," how old is the narrator's sister?
(a) 4.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

8. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola call to call the ambulance for her husband?
(a) The rotisserie woman.
(b) The baker.
(c) The butcher.
(d) Her landlord.

9. In "Two Square Feet," when does service in the subway end?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 3.
(d) 11.

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

11. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the father ask the narrator for?
(a) Her barrette.
(b) Her shirt.
(c) Her underwear.
(d) Her money.

12. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Susana tell Lola she blames her - partially - for her son's death?
(a) Lola knew he was in trouble but waited to call the police.
(b) Lola let the boy drive her car.
(c) Lola killed the boy.
(d) Lola yelled at the boy and made him feel badly.

13. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola hate using of her husband's when she cannot find her own?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His razor.
(c) His old comb.
(d) His dentures.

14. In "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator think she needs to get back that is still in storage?
(a) Her money.
(b) Her table.
(c) Her fur coat.
(d) Her boxes.

15. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola's neighbor say she is worried when Lola comes to see her at first?
(a) She is losing her job.
(b) Her son has not come home.
(c) Her mother is ill.
(d) Her husband is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola offer her next-door neighbor?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what is Lola's neighbor's name?

3. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the narrator's father's "clincher"?

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

5. In "An Unlucky Man," who sits next to the narrator while she waits?

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