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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 man give to the narrator that she refuses?
2. In "Two Square Feet," how does the mother-in-law ask God for things she wants?
3. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the man warn the narrator not to do with him?
4. In "Breath From the Depths," shortly after her husband dies, who desperately asks to be let into Lola's house?
5. In "An Unlucky Man," who sits next to the narrator while she waits?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "Two Square Feet," what does the narrator's mother-in-law ask her to buy for her?
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 narrator find she has in common with her mother-in-law?
4. In "Two Square Feet," what is the narrator unable to bring herself to go collect in Buenos Aires?
5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does a note Lola has pinned to the refrigerator say after her husband dies?
6. In "An Unlucky Man," what does the narrator think about her younger sister?
7. In "Breath From the Depths," what really happened at the supermarket?
8. In "Breath From the Depths," why does Susana say she blames Lola for her son's death?
9. In "Two Square Feet," what does the title refer to?
10. In "An Unlucky Man," who does the narrator meet in the hospital waiting room?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay describing the language and tone Schweblin uses throughout this collection.
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