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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," after Lola's husband dies, what are the only things left in the garden?
(a) Kale and turnips.
(b) Tomatoes and lemons.
(c) Tomatoes and onions.
(d) Onions and dill.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola check to see if everything is in order after the boy has been there?
(a) Her garage.
(b) Her flower bed.
(c) Her sidewalk.
(d) Her kitchen.

3. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola's neighbor say she is worried when Lola comes to see her at first?
(a) Her son has not come home.
(b) Her husband is ill.
(c) She is losing her job.
(d) Her mother is ill.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what news does Lola tell her husband about the boy next door?
(a) He has a new partner.
(b) He dropped out of school.
(c) He is missing.
(d) He has been fired from his job.

5. In "An Unlucky Man," what is the first thing the person who sits next to the narrator says to her?
(a) "How's it going?"
(b) "Time to find a drink."
(c) "You will be OK."
(d) "Here is my card."

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what becomes broken in Lola's house?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what happens at the end of Lola's first visit to her neighbor?

3. In "An Unlucky Man," how old is the narrator on her birthday?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," where does the narrator wait?

5. In "Two Square Feet," who loans the narrator and her husband money?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator think about her younger sister?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola call when her husband collapses, and why?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what "strange" question does Lola ask Susana about her son?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the reader eventually begin to understand more clearly about Lola as the story goes on?

5. In "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator find she has in common with her mother-in-law?

6. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator's father demand from the narrator?

7. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Susana finally tell Lola directly after Lola's husband dies?

8. In "An Unlucky Man," who does the narrator meet in the hospital waiting room?

9. What does one of Lola's notes to herself about her neighbor on her list say in In "Breath From the Depths"?

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what pantry object does Lola fixate on, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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