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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?
(a) They were always angry.
(b) They were always happy.
(c) It had few things, but they were well-organized.
(d) They had always spent money too freely.

2. In "None of That," what does the mother steal from the strangers' house?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) A sugar bowl.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothes.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola usually need to cook?
(a) A stool.
(b) A magic spell.
(c) A dance.
(d) A song.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who has Mr. Weimer lost?
(a) His son.
(b) His wife.
(c) His husband.
(d) His daughter.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," where is there a robbery one night?
(a) The rotisserie.
(b) The library.
(c) The church.
(d) The car dealership.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the mother tell the daughter she feels about the house?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga realize the children do not have before they are found?

3. In "None of That," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what part of the house is Lola's territory?

5. In "None of That," what is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator in "None of That" think her mother has been doing with her, the narrator's, time in this story?

2. What does the narrator tell the woman who has come looking for what the mother stole in "None of That"?

3. In "None of That," what does the daughter do to try to help her mother regarding the car?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," who is Lola's main caregiver?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what sections of the newspaper does Lola usually read?

6. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what has happened to Mr. Weimer's son?

7. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Schweblin insinuate is the reason the narrator's husband left?

8. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola write to herself to "wrap"?

9. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel obligated to say to Mr. Weimer towards the story's end?

10. What do Javier's parents do that is unusual in "My Parents and My Children"?

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