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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 mother try to make the younger sister drink?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," who does Lola call to call the ambulance for her husband?

3. In "Two Square Feet," who loans the narrator and her husband money?

4. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the father ask the narrator for?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 borrow and then try to return?

6. In "An Unlucky Man," what happens the day the narrator turns eight?

7. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator think about her younger sister?

8. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Susana, Lola's neighbor, tell Lola she is worried about her own son?

9. In "An Unlucky Man," who does the narrator meet in the hospital waiting room?

10. In "Two Square Feet," what is the narrator unable to bring herself to go collect in Buenos Aires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "My Parents and My Children," what major questions does Schweblin leave unanswered, and how does this choice affect the reader's experience? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In "An Unlucky Man," how does Schweblin depict the relationship between the narrator and her family? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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