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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Breath From the Depths," what does Lola's husband let the boy next door borrow?
(a) A saw.
(b) A level.
(c) A wrench.
(d) A hammer.

2. In "Breath From the Depths," what does the boy from next door sit on once while he talks to Lola's husband?
(a) The bench.
(b) The porch.
(c) The stool.
(d) The fence.

3. In "My Parents and My Children," what does the narrator think of Charly?
(a) He is good at his job.
(b) He is very overweight.
(c) He is not very smart.
(d) He is very smart.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," who does the narrator think of as the "man" of her house?

2. In "My Parents and My Children," what kind of house are the parents and children staying at?

3. In "None of That," where does the narrator's mother drive frequently?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator tell the woman who has come looking for what the mother stole in "None of That"?

2. What does the narrator in "None of That" think her mother has been doing with her, the narrator's, time in this story?

3. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does the narrator feel obligated to say to Mr. Weimer towards the story's end?

4. What does the mother frequently do in "None of That"?

5. What does Mr. Weimer repeatedly collect from the narrator's lawn in "It Happens All the Time in This House"?

6. What does the mother in "None of That" steal, and what does she do with it when she gets home?

7. In "It Happens All the Time in This House," what does Schweblin insinuate is the reason the narrator's husband left?

8. What does the narrator say has happened to her father in the story "None of that"?

9. Why is Marga so worried about the kids in "My Parents and My Children"?

10. In "Breath From the Depths," who is Lola's main caregiver?

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