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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (It Happens All the Time in This House - Breath From the Depths, Pages 43 - 90).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," how long has Lola been married to her husband?
(a) 57 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 21 years.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?
(a) The neighborhood was going to hell.
(b) She would like pork if she tried it.
(c) She needed to go to church more often.
(d) It is not good to worry and she had to try to be more optimistic.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?
(a) Simon and Lina.
(b) Lina and Helen.
(c) Helen and Henry.
(d) Henry and Richard.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?
(a) When he tells her he loves her.
(b) If he meddles.
(c) When he snores.
(d) All the time.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola feel when the boy comes to return the thing he borrowed from her husband?
(a) Longing.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?

2. In "None of That," who comes out of the house that the narrator and her mother get stuck at first?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the boy from next door sit on once while he talks to Lola's husband?

4. In "None of That," who follows the mother and daughter home from the stranger's house?

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola begin to suspect about her own life?

(see the answer key)

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