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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 "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel she has to say to Mr. Weimer?

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the first thing on Lola's list?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the very end of the story?

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

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

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

7. Who follows the narrator and her mother to their house, and what does this person want, in "None of That"?

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

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

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

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 "None of That," how does Schweblin describe and define the relationship between the mother and daughter? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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