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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," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?
(a) The beach.
(b) The highway.
(c) The muddy lawn of a stranger.
(d) The mountains.

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," where does the narrator tell Mr. Weimer to leave his things?
(a) In the sky.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) In the lake.
(d) In the trees on her lawn.

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator wish her own son will do at the end of the story?
(a) Move out and get a job.
(b) Come out and help collect what is on the lawn.
(c) Eat more healthily.
(d) Find a partner.

4. In "My Parents and My Children," who is Marga's new partner?
(a) Michael.
(b) Charly.
(c) Henry.
(d) Richard.

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Javier realize has always been the way in his family?
(a) They had always spent money too freely.
(b) They were always happy.
(c) They were always angry.
(d) It had few things, but they were well-organized.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what often comes to the narrator as she washes the dishes?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell her husband someone in the house has to do?

3. 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?

4. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of dog does Marga have?

5. In "My Parents and My Children," where does Marga tell Charly to check for the missing people?

(see the answer key)

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