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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 "None of That," what does the mother tell the daughter she feels about the house?
(a) It does not make her feel like anything.
(b) It makes her so sad she just wants to die.
(c) It makes her angry.
(d) It makes her happy.

2. In "None of That," what does the mother do in the bedroom while alone that the daughter notices?
(a) Try on jewelry.
(b) Make the bed.
(c) Try on clothes.
(d) Run a bath.

3. In "None of That," what is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?
(a) A flower.
(b) A toy truck.
(c) A gun.
(d) A book.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator think Mr. Weimer should do with what he collects from her lawn?
(a) Throw them away.
(b) Sell them.
(c) Pretend they are not there.
(d) Eat them.

5. In "None of That," who or what is supposed to be coming to help the mother after she gets stuck on the lawn?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A priest.
(c) An ambulance.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the first thing on Lola's list?

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator leave when she sees Mr. Weimer in the beginning of the story?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator realize with a shock about herself and Mr. Weimer?

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does the narrator think of Charly?

(see the answer key)

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