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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 "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga realize the children do not have before they are found?

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

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is missing partway through the story?

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of house are the parents and children staying at?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. What does Mr. Weimer often do in "It Happens All the Time in This House"?

6. What does the mother in "None of That" steal, and what does she do with it when she gets home?

7. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who lives with the narrator?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Breath From the Depths," why is Lola so upset that her husband is likely seeing the boy from next door regularly? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In "My Parents and My Children," what major questions does Schweblin leave unanswered, and how does this choice affect the reader's experience? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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