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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 narrator say would be the straw that breaks the camel's back?
(a) Talking about grief.
(b) Going to the beach.
(c) Trying to figure out why the mother looks at houses.
(d) Going to the mountains.

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

3. Who is the narrator in "My Parents and My Children"?
(a) Javier.
(b) Charly.
(c) Marga.
(d) Henry.

4. In "None of That," what does the mother ask the woman who owns the house for?
(a) Food.
(b) Beer.
(c) Money.
(d) A glass of water.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?
(a) Scratching her fence.
(b) Eating their food.
(c) Breaking their windows.
(d) Stealing their cat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the police fixated on when the children are reported missing?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who is the neighbor?

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 the woman from the rotisserie once tell Lola?

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