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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 "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?
(a) When he snores.
(b) All the time.
(c) If he meddles.
(d) When he tells her he loves her.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," where does the boy next door go to return the thing he borrowed from Lola's husband?
(a) The garage.
(b) The hospital.
(c) The church.
(d) The attic.

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

4. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?
(a) Charly.
(b) Henry.
(c) Helen.
(d) Marga.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the end of the story?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use to help arrange her life?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," where is there a robbery one night?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola suspect her husband has been spending time with and how does she feel about this?

2. What does the mother in "None of That" do once she is in the stranger's house?

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

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

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what unsettles Lola greatly about their neighborhood?

6. In the end of "My Parents and My Children," where does Javier see his parents and children?

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 is the list part of for Lola?

9. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator eventually find some kind of kinship with Mr. Weimer over?

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

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