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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," who has Lola lost?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola sometimes order for dinner?

3. In "None of That," what does the mother say about being stuck?

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what do Javier's parents do that is very strange?

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the daughter do to try to help her mother regarding the car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Out," why is it seemingly so important for the narrator to establish and feel a connection with the fire escapist? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the language and tone Schweblin uses throughout this collection.

Essay Topic 3

In "Breath From the Depths," how does Schweblin depict Lola's descent into a worse mental state? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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