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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 Marga keep repeating to the police?
(a) "My pain, my pain."
(b) "I want to die, I want to die."
(c) "My kids, my kids."
(d) "My husband, my husband."

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola sometimes order for dinner?
(a) Noodles.
(b) Sushi.
(c) Rotisserie.
(d) Pizza.

3. Where does Javier finally see his parents and children at the end of the story?
(a) Inside the house, through the picture window.
(b) The woods.
(c) At the lake.
(d) In the car.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who is the neighbor?
(a) Mrs. Hunderson.
(b) Mr. Weimer.
(c) Mr. Henries.
(d) Mrs. Jeffries.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what part of the house is Lola's territory?
(a) The basement.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," when does the daughter finally tell her mother they definitely have to leave the stranger's house?

2. In "None of That," what does the mother ask the woman who owns the house for?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola want the important things to her to stay?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola not like her husband meeting with regularly?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola usually need to cook?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola remember as a humiliating experience that at this point in the story, the reader does not know details of?

2. What does the mother frequently do in "None of That"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Marga so worried about the kids in "My Parents and My Children"?

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

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