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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," what does the husband buy that bothers Lola?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," how do Lola and her husband eat breakfast?

3. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who is the neighbor?

5. In "None of That," what does the narrator say would be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say has happened to her father in the story "None of that"?

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

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

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

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

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" steal, and what does she do with it when she gets home?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Out," what does Schweblin reveal - and decide not to reveal - about the narrator's relationship with her spouse, and how do these choices affect the reader's understanding of the story? 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

Throughout the collection, how does Schweblin address the topic of communication between loved ones, and barriers to meaningful and necessary communication? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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