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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 is the first person who comes out of the house the narrator and her mother get stuck at holding?
(a) A gun.
(b) A book.
(c) A toy truck.
(d) A flower.

2. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator leave when she sees Mr. Weimer in the beginning of the story?
(a) The dog unfed.
(b) The pie in the oven.
(c) Dishes in the sink.
(d) The clothes in the dryer.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," who is missing partway through the story?
(a) Charly.
(b) Javier.
(c) The children.
(d) Marga.

4. In "Breath From the Depths," what once made Lola nervous seeing all of it in the fridge?
(a) Cottage cheese.
(b) Yogurts.
(c) Cream pies.
(d) Strawberries.

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what does Marga keep repeating to the police?
(a) "My kids, my kids."
(b) "My pain, my pain."
(c) "I want to die, I want to die."
(d) "My husband, my husband."

6. In "Breath From the Depths," whose name does Lola not remember when she goes to the hospital?
(a) The officer manager's.
(b) Her husband's.
(c) The doctor's.
(d) The nurse's.

7. In "None of That," what does the mother say about being stuck?
(a) She does not say anything.
(b) There is no way out of this.
(c) There are many ways out of this.
(d) This is not really a problem at all.

8. 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 in sync.
(b) They are both the same religion.
(c) They are angry with each other.
(d) They are in love.

9. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Mr. Weimer tell the narrator at his son's wake?
(a) He feels nothing.
(b) He is divorcing his wife.
(c) He knows who has been knocking his trash cans down.
(d) He does not miss his son.

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

11. In "None of That," where do the narrator and her mother get stuck?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The highway.
(c) The beach.
(d) The muddy lawn of a stranger.

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

13. In "Breath From the Depths," where is there a robbery one night?
(a) The library.
(b) The car dealership.
(c) The church.
(d) The rotisserie.

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

15. In "None of That," where does the narrator's mother drive frequently?
(a) Unfamiliar neighborhoods.
(b) The beach.
(c) The mall.
(d) The mountains.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola feel when the boy comes to return the thing he borrowed from her husband?

3. In "Breath From the Depths," what is the first thing on Lola's list?

4. In "None of That," what does the mother like to look at?

5. In "My Parents and My Children," what are the names of the children?

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