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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 are the police fixated on when the children are reported missing?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is Marga's new partner?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use to help arrange her life?

5. In "None of That," who or what is supposed to be coming to help the mother after she gets stuck on the lawn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does the narrator in "None of That" think her mother has been doing with her, the narrator's, time in this story?

9. What does the mother frequently do in "None of That"?

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

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

In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use her list for, and how does the list change over the course of the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Schweblin depict Javier's feelings about his parents' actions, and the consequences of those actions, in the story "My Parents and My Children"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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