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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," who is Marga's new partner?
(a) Charly.
(b) Richard.
(c) Henry.
(d) Michael.

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of dog does Marga have?
(a) Boxer.
(b) Poodle.
(c) Labrador.
(d) Terrier.

3. In "None of That," what does the narrator's father leave for the mother and daughter when he leaves the family?
(a) The car key.
(b) His shoes.
(c) The birdfeeder.
(d) His clothes.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what once made Lola nervous seeing all of it in the fridge?
(a) Cream pies.
(b) Cottage cheese.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Yogurts.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A saw.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A level.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," where does the narrator tell Mr. Weimer to leave his things?

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who has Mr. Weimer lost?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the list part of for Lola?

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

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

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

7. In "None of That," what is the woman whose lawn the narrator's mother has ruined mostly seemed concerned about at first?

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

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

10. What does Mr. Weimer repeatedly collect from the narrator's lawn in "It Happens All the Time in This House"?

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