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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 "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator worry about people have seen on the way to the hospital?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what is Lola's husband's favorite magazine to read?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," how does Lola's husband die?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Lola's husband place her in his bed and not hers after her visit to the neighbor?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola add to her list at the end of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does one of Lola's notes to herself about her neighbor on her list say in In "Breath From the Depths"?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what "strange" question does Lola ask Susana about her son?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what really happened at the supermarket?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what major loss have Lola and her husband experienced?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the boy next door once asks Lola desperately to do for him?

6. In "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator's mother-in-law ask her to buy for her?

7. In "Two Square Feet," what does the title refer to?

8. In "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator find she has in common with her mother-in-law?

9. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Susana say she blames Lola for her son's death?

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the boy next door borrow and then try to return?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Breath From the Depths," how does Schweblin depict the grief of losing a child through both the characters of Lola and Susana? 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 establish and maintain suspense throughout the story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions .

Essay Topic 3

In "It Happens All the Time in This House," how does Schweblin describe different experiences of grief, especially between Mr. and Mrs. Weimer? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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