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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 is Lola's husband's favorite magazine to read?
(a) Science.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) Vogue.
(d) People.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what are Lola's favorite slippers?
(a) Red felt.
(b) Foam.
(c) Blue suede.
(d) Leather.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola offer her next-door neighbor?
(a) Food.
(b) Boxes.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Time.

4. In "Two Square Feet," what does the mother-in-law do in the living room as she discusses finances with the narrator?
(a) Eats.
(b) Paints her nails.
(c) Listens to music.
(d) Sings.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," after Lola's husband dies, what are the only things left in the garden?
(a) Kale and turnips.
(b) Tomatoes and onions.
(c) Tomatoes and lemons.
(d) Onions and dill.

6. In "Breath From the Depths," what is Lola's neighbor's name?
(a) Susana.
(b) Jane.
(c) Jennifer.
(d) Helen.

7. 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 yelled at the boy and made him feel badly.
(d) Lola killed the boy.

8. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola ask her neighbor if she think someone might be giving to her son?
(a) A gun.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Chocolate milk.
(d) Money.

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

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola think of her neighbor's house?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It is too new.
(c) It is too old.
(d) It is unkempt.

11. In "An Unlucky Man," who drives the family to the hospital?
(a) The mother.
(b) The brother.
(c) The sister.
(d) The father.

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

13. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator's sister drink?
(a) Juice.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Water.
(d) Soda.

14. 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 dentures.
(d) His old comb.

15. In "Two Square Feet," where does the narrator currently live?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Buenos Aires.
(c) Finland.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola add to her list at the end of the story?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola keep hearing replayed in her mind from her husband's death?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband sometimes use as a paperweight?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," how old is the narrator on her birthday?

5. In "Two Square Feet," who was in charge of the mother-in-law's house for a time?

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