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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 old man who climbs up into the narrator's seat smell like?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Lavendar.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Meat.

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

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

4. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the man start to fill in next to the narrator for a while?
(a) A lottery ticket.
(b) A bingo card.
(c) A drawing.
(d) A crossword puzzle.

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

6. In "Two Square Feet," who loans the narrator and her husband money?
(a) The sister.
(b) The friend.
(c) No one.
(d) The mother-in-law.

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

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

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

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

11. 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 lemons.
(c) Onions and dill.
(d) Tomatoes and onions.

12. In "Two Square Feet," what does the "two feet" pertain to?
(a) How long a dog is.
(b) The height of a child.
(c) The size of a garden.
(d) The amount of space on a bus seat.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what happens that humiliates Lola in the grocery store, in Lola's memory?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what happens at the end of Lola's first visit to her neighbor?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does a sign on the front door in Lola's house say?

5. In "An Unlucky Man," how old is the narrator's sister?

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