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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 makes her happy.
(b) It does not make her feel like anything.
(c) It makes her angry.
(d) It makes her so sad she just wants to die.

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

3. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola never go any longer?
(a) The forest.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The beach.
(d) The lake.

4. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who collects what Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throws on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Helen.
(b) Richard.
(c) Henry.
(d) Mr. Weimer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?

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?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola use to help arrange her life?

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

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