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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 "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator think she needs to get back that is still in storage?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell Susana she can not lend her after all, towards the end of the story?

3. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the father use to signal that he is in an emergency in the car?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," who is the narrator's sister?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Susana tell Lola about Lola herself?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola call when her husband collapses, and why?

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

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what pantry object does Lola fixate on, and why?

6. In "Two Square Feet," what bad decisions or luck does the narrator allude to?

7. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the reader eventually begin to understand more clearly about Lola as the story goes on?

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

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

10. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Susana finally tell Lola directly after Lola's husband dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "It Happens All the Time in This House," how and why does the narrator's attitude towards Mr. Weimer 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 2

Write an essay describing the language and tone Schweblin uses throughout this collection.

Essay Topic 3

In "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator have in common with her mother-in-law, and how does Schweblin get this across to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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