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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 "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator realize with a shock about herself and Mr. Weimer?
(a) They are angry with each other.
(b) They are in love.
(c) They are in sync.
(d) They are both the same religion.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola see one night in the yard?
(a) Someone's silhouette against a tree outside.
(b) A shooting.
(c) A stabbing.
(d) A dog being hit by a car.

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

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who is the neighbor?
(a) Mrs. Hunderson.
(b) Mrs. Jeffries.
(c) Mr. Henries.
(d) Mr. Weimer.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what door does Lola chastise her husband about failing to lock?
(a) The garage door.
(b) The basement door.
(c) The front door.
(d) The man door.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola never go any longer?

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

3. In "None of That," what does the mother often do with things she steals from others?

4. In "None of That," what does the narrator say would be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

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

(see the answer key)

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