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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 the narrator think of Charly?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola ask her husband to set up her chair?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the police fixated on when the children are reported missing?

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

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel obligated to say to Mr. Weimer towards the story's end?

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

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

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

8. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier think of Charly?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "An Unlucky Man," how does Schweblin describe the narrator's willingness to put herself in such a potentially dangerous situation with the unnamed man, as well as the unnamed man's intentions? 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 "None of That," how does Schweblin handle the topics of class and inequality? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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