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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," whose name does Lola not remember when she goes to the hospital?

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola want the important things to her to stay?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola never go any longer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator tell the woman who has come looking for what the mother stole in "None of That"?

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

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

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

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

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

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. 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?

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

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.

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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