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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 "None of That," what does the mother say about being stuck?
(a) This is not really a problem at all.
(b) There are many ways out of this.
(c) She does not say anything.
(d) There is no way out of this.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola not like her husband meeting with regularly?
(a) The boy next door.
(b) Her sister.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His brother.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," how long has Lola been married to her husband?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 57 years.
(c) 45 years.
(d) 30 years.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?
(a) A shooting.
(b) A stabbing.
(c) A dog being hit by a car.
(d) Someone's silhouette against a tree outside.

5. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator realize with a shock about herself and Mr. Weimer?
(a) They are angry with each other.
(b) They are both the same religion.
(c) They are in love.
(d) They are in sync.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the first thing on Lola's list?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola begin to suspect about her own life?

3. In "None of That," what does the mother like to look at?

4. In "None of That," what does the mother once move into a stranger's yard from another stranger's yard?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the mother in "None of That" steal, and what does she do with it when she gets home?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband bring into the kitchen so she can cook and do dishes?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who lives with the narrator?

4. What does Mr. Weimer often do in "It Happens All the Time in This House"?

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

6. Where do the narrator and her mother get stuck in "None of That"?

7. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier think of Charly?

8. Who follows the narrator and her mother to their house, and what does this person want, in "None of That"?

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

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

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