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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "None of That," what does the mother do in the bedroom while alone that the daughter notices?
(a) Make the bed.
(b) Try on clothes.
(c) Try on jewelry.
(d) Run a bath.

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

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

4. 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) Find a partner.
(b) Come out and help collect what is on the lawn.
(c) Move out and get a job.
(d) Eat more healthily.

5. In "Breath From the Depths," what is one type of flower Lola has that she checks on in her yard?
(a) Snowdrops.
(b) Tulips.
(c) Roses.
(d) Azaleas.

6. In "Breath From the Depths," when does Lola tell herself to ignore her husband?
(a) When he snores.
(b) When he tells her he loves her.
(c) If he meddles.
(d) All the time.

7. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mrs. Weimer repeatedly throw on the narrator's lawn?
(a) Her wood scraps.
(b) Her dead son's clothes.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her flowers.

8. In "My Parents and My Children," where does Marga tell Charly to check for the missing people?
(a) The beach.
(b) The mountains.
(c) The forest.
(d) The car.

9. In "Breath From the Depths," where does Lola want the important things to her to stay?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In the attic.
(d) Inside the house.

10. In "None of That," where does the mother lock herself once inside the strangers' house?
(a) The pantry.
(b) The basement.
(c) A bedroom.
(d) A bathroom.

11. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the husband buy that bothers Lola?
(a) Powdered cocoa.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Pizza.

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

13. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola tell her husband someone in the house has to do?
(a) Earn money.
(b) Make the dinner.
(c) Talk to friends.
(d) Wear the pants.

14. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her husband.
(d) Her son.

15. In "Breath From the Depths," what part of the house is Lola's territory?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The garage.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator offer Mr. Weimer?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola worry about the kids in the neighborhood doing?

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what was the weather the day of the supermarket incident?

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

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