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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (None of That - My Parents and My Children, Pages 1 - 42).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "None of That," what does the daughter tell herself when she drives her mother home from the stranger's house?
(a) To make dinner.
(b) To calm down.
(c) To sing.
(d) To lie.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what do Javier's parents do that is very strange?
(a) Eat grass.
(b) Play music very softly.
(c) Get naked.
(d) Act as if they are police.

4. In "None of That," when does the daughter finally tell her mother they definitely have to leave the stranger's house?
(a) When the boy gets sick.
(b) When the father comes home.
(c) When the daughter throws up.
(d) When the police are called.

5. In "None of That," what does the mother like to look at?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Houses.
(c) Clothes.
(d) The trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the mother say about being stuck?

2. In "None of That," who or what is supposed to be coming to help the mother after she gets stuck on the lawn?

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is the narrator's ex-spouse?

4. In "None of That," what does the mother ask the woman who owns the house for?

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga realize the children do not have before they are found?

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